High quality fake notes back: NIA

Why is it in news?
  • The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said “high quality” fake currency notes have “resurfaced”, with Pakistan being the “main source
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  • The National Conference of Chiefs of Anti-terror Squads of State Police was held in New Delhi recently.
  • NIA Inspector General Alok Mittal shared a presentation where he said Pakistan was the main source of printing of high quality fake Indian currency notes (FICN).
  • FICN- A Major challenge
(1) The circulation of high quality FICN was one of the six major emerging challenges cited by the NIA at the meeting
(2) The other challenges are
(3) increase in Khalistani activities
(4) collection of evidence from cyber space
(5) capacity enhancement of cyber forensic labs
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 15th Oct 2019