Indian population stood besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetization initiative because the objective to erase fake and black currency from the economy was driven both emotionally and logically. However, latest media reports say that the Intelligence Bureau and National Investigation Agency informed Central Government about Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) cracked at least 8 to 10 top security features embedded in newly released Rs 2000 currency note.
Border Security Forces seized big packets of Rs 2,000 notes last week from Malda area, reportedly smuggled from Bangladesh. These high quality currency notes shocked our Intelligence Bureau because number of safety features successfully copied except the high quality paper.
Immediately, IB informed the Centre to take emergency preventive measures ensuring that ISI will not get the same paper from those who supply to the printing presses and mints in India. Meanwhile, there are also confidential reports on ISI has set up a printing centre in Karachi outskirts where D company gang members are also working. Fake notes generally take a direct route into India through porous Indo-Bangla and Indo-Pak borders.