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Illegal foreign funds being pumped into J&K: Govt

There are also inputs that fake Indian currency notes predominantly produced in Pakistan are being smuggled into India

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Intelligence inputs suggest that illegal foreign funds are being pumped into Jammu and Kashmir through various channels, Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.

Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said as per inputs, there are reports of illegal inflow of foreign funds through hawala and inward remittances.

"There are also inputs that fake Indian currency notes predominantly produced in Pakistan are being smuggled into India through various international routes via Dubai, Nepal and Bangladesh," he said replying to a written question.

Chaudhary said the matter was raised with Pakistani authorities on several occasions under the bilateral composite and resumed dialogues.

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First Published: Apr 26 2016 | 4:32 PM IST

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