AGARTALA, August 17 (TIWN): A total of Rs. 6, 88,300 fake Indian currency notes were recovered from the northeastern states of Tripura during the two consecutive years of 2013-14 and 2014-15 with the state gradually emerging as a hub for fake notes. It is assumed that the unfenced areas bordering Bangladesh has got be a safe corridor for the entrance of the faker currencies. Besides the neighbouring Bangladesh, smugglers from Pakistan is smuggling these fake notes to Tripura via Bangladesh through Sonamura, Khowai, Kailashahar and Sadar sub-division.

Though the police were acknowledged of the issue, yet they were not able to trap the counterfeiters involved in the supply of fake Indian currency.

The money is printed across the border from where it is moved into the Indian market through our porous borders. These fake notes spread through the economy and are also used to fund the operations of
terrorist groups. It was found that the impact of the fake currency racket was being felt at all levels.
However, the recently concluded monsoon assembly session of the state was recently informed that Rs. 6, 88, 300 of fake Indian currency were seized from the state in the two consecutive financial years.
The assembly was also informed that a huge number of contraband items including drugs and and illicit liquor were also seized during the Financial year of 2014-15.
A total of 109323 bottles of country made liquor were seized from the state, 54009 bottles of foreign liquor, 99189 bottles of phensidyl, 14606 bottles of correx, 4.160 gm of brown sugar and 30 gm of heroin
were seized from the state during the FY.
In connection to the two cases a total of 3, 532 peoples were detained by the police during the two financial years amongst whom only 2, 899 were handed before the court, assembly was informed.
Unfenced border area in Indo-Bangladesh border at Tripura created troubles for the people along the border as well a local people of the State. The mountainous terrain, dense forests and other hindrances
make the unfenced borders porous and vulnerable, enabling illegal immigrants and intruders cross over without any hurdle.

Tripura shares an 856-km border with Bangladesh and some parts of the border area remain unfenced. Stress were being laid on double row fencing though majority of fencing alignment but the MHA approved single row fencing in areas having trouble in finalizing alignment between BSF and BGB authorities.