Business & Economy: A high-stakes alert has been issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs after high-quality counterfeit ₹500 notes were found in circulation.

Counterfeit ₹500 alert script for approval

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher found himself in an unusual situation when counterfeit ₹500 notes featuring his image, instead of Mahatma Gandhi’s, surfaced in Gujarat. The fake currency, totaling ₹1.6 crore, was used to dupe an Ahmedabad bullion trader.

Actor Anupam Kher's Picture Found on Fake ₹500 Notes

A man said to be working for Pakistan’s spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence, was allegedly shot dead in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, according to reports. The ISI agent—identified as Laal Mohammad (55) alias Mohammad Darji—was the biggest supplier of fake Indian currency notes—a racket run at the behest of ISI.

Pak ISI agent, major supplier of fake Indian currency, shot dead in Nepal: Report

The Rs 2,000 notes were part of the 281,839 fake notes of various denominations recovered from different locations across India

Fake Rs 2,000 currency notes surfaced 53 days after demonetisation: NCRB

The Border Security Force seized at least 40 notes in Murshidabad on February 8

Fake Rs 2,000 notes printed in Pak seized at Bangla border: Report

The accused were allegedly printing counterfeit notes of Rs 500 and Rs 2000 denominations and circulating them in weekly markets

Demonetisation: 2 arrested for printing, circulating fake notes in India capital

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