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Wednesday, February 12 2025
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Counterfeit currency entering coastal districts through Mangalore Airport

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Mangalore : The National Investigation Agency which is investigating into four counterfeit currency circulation cases  unearthed in the coastal region, has gathered information that the  racket  was operative from Mangalore and Kasargod.

NIA officials also have a strong suspicion that the fake currencies enter the coastal districts through the Mangalore airport. Some time back, police had seized  counterfeit currency  worth Rs 31 lakhs which was brought to Mangalore from Dubai. The currency was seized in Kasargod and   investigations are underway.

NIA probe has also revealed that  the counterfeit currency was printed in Pakistan and brought to Mangalore from Dubai. Further, there is a  strong suspicion of the involvement of some terror organisations  in this racket which is believed to be posing a risk to national security.

Already several arrests have been made and those arrested are Abdul Nasar of Kasaba in Kasargod,  Chethan Kumar of Muloor near Udupi, Abdul Jabbar of Kaithakkad,  his wife Zubaida, Balan and Girish,  employees of a private finance firm, Sharief of Kasargod and Gopalkrishna Pandith.

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