Fake currency network busted in Assam, Rs 33.59 lakh in notes recovered; Haidar Ali and Ziarul Islam detained
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Assam's Lakhimpur district police have recovered fake Indian currency notes worth almost Rs 33.59 lakh in face value during a focused operation carried out on June 29, marking a notable blow against fake currency circulation in the northeast. The Dhalpur Police Outpost carried out the operation, which highlights the ongoing risk posed by counterfeit currency networks that take advantage of heavily used inter-city routes to ferry fake notes across state lines.
The Lakhimpur Police operation illustrates the continued efforts by local law enforcement to catch and shut down such networks before fake currency spreads further. With the seized notes amounting to nearly Rs 33.59 lakh in face value, the haul suggests the consignment was large enough to have caused real disruption to local trade had it reached its intended destination in Guwahati. Officials have appealed to the public to verify currency using available tools and to promptly report any suspicious notes.
The accused persons have been identified as Haidar Ali and Ziarul Islam.
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The bust was carried out under the leadership of Ankurjyoti Barua, Officer-in-Charge at Dhalpur Police Outpost, who acted on specific intelligence. Moving quickly, his team stopped a vehicle headed from Daulatpur in Lakhimpur towards Guwahati, a key commercial route in the state. A detailed search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a large quantity of counterfeit notes.
Two people were taken into custody over the case. The vehicle's driver, identified as Haidar Ali, along with passenger Ziarul Islam, was detained for questioning. Police are now working to trace where the fake notes originated, the network responsible for producing them, and where the consignment was headed in Guwahati. Authorities are also probing whether a bigger syndicate lies behind the operation and whether the same route has been used for similar smuggling in the past.
This bust adds to growing national worry over the spread of convincing counterfeit currency, which officials say poses a danger both to the financial system and to everyday people who may unwittingly accept fake notes during transactions. Security agencies nationwide have repeatedly raised alarms about Fake Indian Currency Notes entering through border states, with the northeast, owing to its proximity to international frontiers, long considered an area requiring extra vigilance.
The Lakhimpur Police operation illustrates the continued efforts by local law enforcement to catch and shut down such networks before fake currency spreads further. With the seized notes amounting to nearly Rs 33.59 lakh in face value, the haul suggests the consignment was large enough to have caused real disruption to local trade had it reached its intended destination in Guwahati. Officials have appealed to the public to verify currency using available tools and to promptly report any suspicious notes.