New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday searched multiple locations in three states in connection with a 2024 case of seizure of high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in Bihar.

Extensive searches were conducted at five locations in Bihar and one each in Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana, as part of the NIA investigations into a fake currency racket operated by accused and suspects from Nepal by using cryptocurrency.

The NIA teams conducted searches at the premises of the accused and suspects in the Patna, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, and Motihari districts of Bihar, the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, and Hyderabad in Telangana.

As per the agency, cash amounting to Rs 1,49,400, along with digit...