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Security agencies seize brown sugar worth Rs 10 crore at Indo-Bangla border

Kolkata, Dec 8 (UNI) Alert security agencies, including the BSF, guarding the Indo-Bangla border, have seized contraband brown sugar, worth over Rs 10 crore, seized more than Rs 10,000 Indian fake currencies, and arrested two suspects in separate raids from West Bengal's Malda district border, official sources said on Monday.
Sources said the Border Security Force (BSF) jawans, whilst on patrol, held a Bangladeshi national, identified as Md Razzowan from the Mahadipur International Land Port, with nearly Rs 20,000 counterfeit Indian currency.
Razzowan, who hailed from Khariyal village in Monaksha of Chapainawabganj district, had entered India on a valid passport and visa.
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12 Jan 2026 | 11:39 PM

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NEHUSU, KSU seeks Meghalaya Guv's intervention to resolve NEHU’s crisis

12 Jan 2026 | 11:35 PM

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Don't fan the flames, If my house is gutted, who'll look after yours: Pavan Varma

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Digital governance and modern tools accelerating rural developmen: Bihar Minister Deepak

12 Jan 2026 | 11:17 PM

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