kolkataUpdated: Aug 25, 2020 16:50 ISTPolice arrested a fake Indian currency note (FICN) smuggler with notes in denominations of Rs 2,000 and 500 in Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Monday night. The face value of the seized notes is Rs 1.34 lakh. Officers from the Shamserganj police station arrested 38-year-old Kabirul Sheikh from the Dhulian Ghat area. The district is located along the Indo-Bangladesh border and the smuggling of illegal firearms and narcotics is reported intermittently from several areas. Officer-in-charge of Shamserganj police station Amit Bhakat said, “Sheikh has been produced before Jangipur court on Tuesday afternoon with prayer for police remand.”

Source: Hindustan Times August 25, 2020 11:21 UTC