Ex-panchayat member held with fake notes

BEHRAMPORE: Police on Monday night arrested former Congress panchayat member Isha Hoque Ali from Dhulian ferryghat and seized fake currencies amounting to Rs 2 lakh. The accused confessed to police that he got the currencies - all notes of Rs 1,000 denomination -from Bangladesh.
Isha was elected gram panchayat member twice but faced defeat in the last rural polls.According to Ali's statement, poverty forced him to join this racket. "Acting on a tip, a team from Samsergunj police station under the leadership of OC Utpal Majumdar rounded up Isha Hoque Ali from Dhulian. He has promised to help police in busting the racket and provide whatever information he has," said Murshidabad SP Humayun Kabir. TNN
Murshidabad district police suspect the racketeers have shifter their route from Lalgola and Jalangi border to Malda. A central intelligence officer said, "These fake currency rackets are controlled mainly by ISI agents. They are procuring such fresh fake currencies either from Bangladesh or Nepal. They have set up one mint in a delta on Padma. Such rackets are conspiring to weaken Indian economy." "We have started conducting raids more frequently. Police are active to keep these anti-social elements at bay. Anyone found involved would be punished for conspiring against the nation," Kabir said.