NIA raids several locations to bust FICN rackets
New Delhi, Dec 2: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday seized fake notes, currency printing paper and digital gadgets in raids in four states to bust fake Indian currency note rackets, an official said. The raids were conducted as part of the NIA’s probe into a case registered on November 24 that relates to a larger conspiracy hatched by suspected individuals for trafficking Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from across the border and promoting their circulation in India, a spokesperson of the agency said. Teams of the NIA searched the premises of accused Rahul Tanaji Patil alias “Javed” in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, Vivek Thakur alias “Aditya Singh” in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh and Mahendar in Ballari district of Karnataka, Premises of suspects Shiva Patil alias “Bhimrav” in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra and Shashi Bhushan in Rohtas district of Bihar were also raided, the official said. The searches led to the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes of face value of Rs 6,600 (in denomination of Rs 500, Rs 200 and Rs 100), along with currency printing paper, from Thakur house, the spokesperson said. (PTI)
Bihar School threatened for asking girls to remove hijabs
Sheikhpura, Dec 2: A government school in Bihar has received threats from family members of female students who were asked by teachers to take off their “hijab” inside classrooms, an official said on Saturday. Om Prakash Singh, the District Education Officer of Sheikhpura, said a complaint in this regard has been made by the principal of the Utkramit Madhya Vidyalaya (secondary school) at Charuavan in Sheikhpura district. According to a written complaint from the principal Satyendra Kumar Chaudhary, several family members of girls belonging to a religious group stormed the school on November 29, Singh said. “They were livid at the girls being asked, by the teaching staff, to take off headscarves inside classrooms. They told the principal that they would not allow the school to run if their girls were not allowed to follow their customs,” said the DEO. He added that they also warned that those who did not pay heed to their demand would be “beheaded”. (PTI)