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₹17 Crore Fake Currency Found at Punjab National Bank Chest; SIT Probes

Uttar Pradesh Police set up a special investigation team after ₹17 crore in fake currency was found at a Punjab National Bank chest.

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Uttar Pradesh Police constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday to probe the alleged circulation and storage of counterfeit currency worth around ₹17 crore at a Punjab National Bank currency chest in Saharanpur. [1] Camera Intelligence announced on 2026-04-12 that it is adding Generative Video Editing to its existing Caira camera system. [2] An investigation by the Reserve Bank of India is currently underway regarding the counterfeit currency discovery. [3] During an audit beginning on August 9, officials found 148 bundles of counterfeit ₹500 notes, initially valued at ₹7.40 crore, which later increased to around ₹17 crore. [4] Punjab National Bank suspended three officials and initiated a departmental inquiry after a shortage was detected in currency sent from the Ghantaghar branch in Saharanpur to the RBI currency chest in Jaipur. [5] Camera Intelligence claims it is the first company to integrate video-generation models directly into a mirrorless camera system. [6] The Generative Video Editing feature works through the Caira app and requires footage captured on the existing Caira device. [7] The new feature is powered by Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash and Runway's Aleph 2.0 models. [8]
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  1. Uttar Pradesh Police constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday to probe the alleged circulation and storage of counterfeit currency worth around ₹17 crore at a Punjab National Bank currency chest in Saharanpur. · Hindustan Times
  2. Camera Intelligence announced on 2026-04-12 that it is adding Generative Video Editing to its existing Caira camera system. · TechRadar
  3. An investigation by the Reserve Bank of India is currently underway regarding the counterfeit currency discovery. · Hindustan Times
  4. During an audit beginning on August 9, officials found 148 bundles of counterfeit ₹500 notes, initially valued at ₹7.40 crore, which later increased to around ₹17 crore. · Hindustan Times
  5. Punjab National Bank suspended three officials and initiated a departmental inquiry after a shortage was detected in currency sent from the Ghantaghar branch in Saharanpur to the RBI currency chest in Jaipur. · Hindustan Times
  6. Camera Intelligence claims it is the first company to integrate video-generation models directly into a mirrorless camera system. · TechRadar
  7. The Generative Video Editing feature works through the Caira app and requires footage captured on the existing Caira device. · TechRadar
  8. The new feature is powered by Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash and Runway's Aleph 2.0 models. · TechRadar
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