The scare of forged notes

So who should take the responsibility for the anxiety, fright and nervousness of the money users? If the cashiers at the banks can't detect the fake ones, how could we expect the ordinary people to do the same? Whose duty it is to identify the sources of fake notes and mop these up? Bank note forgery has been an entrenched crime; it has also acquired a level of sophistication to throw dust in the eyes of people.

We want the authorities to take firm steps with the help of detective and law enforcing agencies and, of course, with money testers in hand. It's time to separate the chaffe from the grain. All fake notes that have intruded into the market together with those suspected to be in the banks will have to be flushed out. Though the police had limited success in catching those who had been selling fake notes, we would like to know why couldn't they get to the bottom of this illegal trade through them. This fraudulent business has to be wiped out; but the question is: how are we going to recompense the losses of those who carried some fake money without knowing they were doing so? They are left poorer for no fault of theirs. Some heads should roll.

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