Statesman News Service
MALDA, Oct 31: The Border Security Force (BSF) has intensified vigilance along the India-Bangladesh border after seizing fake Indian currency notes from Bangladesh. The DIG of Beherampur BSF, Mr. Dilwar Singh, said that acting on a tip off the BSF officials had intercepted one Indian citizen and seized fake currency worth Rs. 1 lakh from the Chorianatapur border outpost area on 18 October. According to him, on 21 October the BSF had again recovered fake currency worth Rs. 1,50,000, from the same areas and handed them over to the police. “They were carrying fake currencies from the Bangladesh side. The border vigilance has been intensified,” Mr Dilwar Singh informed. It may be noted that the border areas are under the Kaliachak and Baishnabnagar police stations, and Malda police had recovered fake currencies and arrested some linkmen of interstate racket based on the information of Jharkhand police. The Malda SP had claimed that the racketeers were collecting fake currencies from Bangladesh.
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