Fewer fake notes seem to be floating around in the state after the demonetisation in 2016, but there has been a rise in seizure of forged Rs 10, Rs 20 and Rs 100 notes, according to the data collected from the Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID). And, these have mostly been found in Thane, CID data, collected through the Right to Information Act, shows.

In 2018, the CID recovered 4,651 Rs 100 notes, 60 in Rs 20 and 57 in Rs 10 notes. While the agency did not find any forged notes of R10 and R20 in 2016 and 2017, only 601 fake notes of Rs 100 were found in 2016.