BSF seizes Rs.11 lakh in fake currency

Kolkata, Oct 26 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Saturday seized fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs.11 lakh from a border outpost in West Bengal's Malda district, an official release said.

The money comprising counterfeit notes in Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination was kept in a plastic bag and thrown into the Indian side from across the Bangladesh border in Sovapur border outpost in the district.

In the past two months, the BSF has seized fake Indian currency notes worth over Rs.70 lakh.

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