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Fake currency notes of Rs 2K, Rs 500 worth Rs 7.10 crore seized

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April 19, 2018

Belagavi, Apr 19: The police have busted a massive counterfeit currency racket in Karnataka’s Belagavi. They arrested one person on Wednesday and seized fake currency notes adding up to Rs 7.10 crore face value, stocked for distribution among voters on the eve of the polling day.

Acting on the credible information received, police raided an abandoned Public Works Department (PWD) quarters building in Visvesvaraya Nagar in APMC police station jurisdiction.

They arrested one man identified as Ajitkumar Nidoni, a resident of Sadashiva Nagar in Belagavi. The police also raided an abandoned house. The fake cash was kept in the cupboard and was meticulously packed.

The police seized Rs 5.84 crore fake currency notes of Rs 2000 face value and Rs 1.26 crore fake currency of Rs 500 notes face value all adding up to a total of Rs 7.10 crore in fake money.

Police sources said the persons behind the racket had stocked the counterfeit currency with the intent to distribute it to voters on the eve of the polling day.

Police have booked a case of cheating, bribing the voters. This is the first instance wherein attempts have been made to distribute fake currency notes to lure voters.

The police investigations are yet to reveal where these currency notes were printed, how they were transported and they were meant to favour which candidate. APMC police are investigating the case.

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Danish
 - 
Thursday, 19 Apr 2018

I was listening Modi's black money speech.. What a comedy.. He has good humor sense.. I feel pity on people who eleccted modi.. poor Sanghis

Feku
 - 
Thursday, 19 Apr 2018

“Agar ek baar ye jo chor lutero ke paisa videshi bankon me jama hain na…, itne bhi hum rupaye le aaye na to bhi hindustaan ke ek ek garib aadmi ko mufat me 15–20 lakh rupaye yu nh mil jayenge, itne rupaye hain. ye hamare MP sahab keh rahe the, kala dhan aa jaye to jahan chahe railway ...

 

- Modi

Danish
 - 
Thursday, 19 Apr 2018

authority saying 2000 rupees shortage.. for this no shortage.

Truth
 - 
Thursday, 19 Apr 2018

Instead of spending money for some votes atleast they can spend half of the money for poor people

Kumar
 - 
Thursday, 19 Apr 2018

Poll bound money leakage

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The elections to fill the pending 18 Rajya Sabha seats from seven states will be held on June 19.

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Bengaluru, Apr 1: The price of petrol and diesel will go up by Rs 1.60 and Rs 1.59 per litre, respectively, from Wednesday. This is in line with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s decision to hike the rate of tax on petrol from 32% to 35% and diesel from 21% to 24%.

He had announced this in his March 5 Budget for 2020-21 fiscal. At present, a litre of petrol costs Rs 71.97 and diesel Rs 64.41 in Bengaluru.

The government decided to roll out the hike from Tuesday midnight going into Wednesday, April 1, after briefly considering a postponement in view of the COVID-19 crisis. 

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