(a) whether customs officials have recently seized fake Indian
currency from a good train running between India and Pakistan;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
(a) whether customs officials have recently seized fake Indian
currency from a good train running between India and Pakistan;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI S.S.PALANIMANICKAM)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir, On 24-04-2011 the Customs officials of Land Customs
Station (LCS), Attari Rail Station have effected unclaimed seizure of Fake
Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the Goods Train coming from Pakistan,
The FICN was concealed in a cavity above the wheel of the bogies of the
goods train. The face value of the seized FICN in this case was Rs. two lakhs.
(c) Details of the case were shared with IB, RAW and Police authorities.
The Customs Officers posted at Indo-Pak border have been directed to be alert
to thwart any such attempt to smuggle Fake Indian Currency Notes into India.
The matter was also raised by the Indian Customs during the Customs Liaison
Border Committee Meeting between India and Pakistan held in Amritsar on 15-06-2011.