Rs 43.83 crore Fake Indian Currency Notes seized in 2015; Rs 27.79 crore till September 2016

NEW DELHI: Fake Indian Currency Notes ( FICN) valued at Rs 43.83 crore were seized from various parts of the country in 2015 and such notes worth Rs 27.79 crore were also recovered till September this year, Lok Sabha was informed today.

Of the total seized counterfeit notes in 2015, the highest worth Rs 9.65 crore were recovered in Delhi, followed by Rs 7.30 crore in Maharashtra, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said replying to a written question.

FICN worth Rs 4.54 crore were recovered in Uttar Pradesh, while such notes worth Rs 3.84 crore and Rs 2.76 crore were seized in Gujarat and Karnataka, respectively in 2015.

FICN worth Rs 2.59 crore were recovered in Tamil Nadu, those worth Rs 2.18 crore seized in Andhra Pradesh and counterfeit notes worth Rs 1.92 crore were recovered in West Bengal last year.

Security agencies also recovered counterfeit notes worth Rs 27.79 crore in different parts of the country till September, 2016 of which FICN worth Rs 7.59 crore were seized in Delhi, those worth Rs 3.34 crore recovered in Maharashtra and FICN worth Rs 2.91 crore seized in Gujarat.