Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and local police arrested an Indian woman with counterfeit currency along the international border in South West Khasi Hills yesterday.
Acting on specific information, a joint team of 193 Battalion BSF and Meghalaya police carried out a search operation in a house in the Gumaghat area near the international border and recovered fake Indian currency notes (FICN) having a face value of Rs 70,000 in Rs 500 denominations.
The apprehended woman and the seized FICN were handed over to Ranikor police for further investigation and legal action.
