3 lakh fake notes seized since demonetization
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As per the data shared by government, a total of 3,06,808 fake notes were seized in the country from the date November 9th, 2016 to December 31st, 2017. Certain instructions were issued by RBI long ago for how to deal with the fake notes. About 39,000 fake notes of Rs 2000 denomination notes were seized while 74,000 fake notes of Rs. 1000 were seized. The 2 states detected to have maximum fake notes are Delhi and Gujarat.