In a first, Patna court sentences 4 to life in fake currency case
TNN | Updated: Oct 12, 2018, 09:20 IST
Representative imagePATNA: In a first such punishment in a fake currency probe, a NIA special court in Patna on Thursday sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for smuggling and supplying fake Indian currency notes. The court convicted Afroz, Sunny, Ishraful Alam and Alomgir Sheikh for committing a terrorist act under sections of IPC. tnn
and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for damaging the monetary stability of India by way of smuggling and circulation high quality Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN).
NIA began a probe in the case after recovery of FICN amounting to Rs 5.94 lakh was seized from Ansari, a native of Jharkhand, by Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence in 2014.
During investigation by NIA, it emerged that a syndicate of FICN smugglers was involved in procuring fake currency smuggled from Bangladesh for supplying it to Nepal and various parts of India.
In all, eight persons were arrested by the agency. A chargesheet was filed in the case by NIA in July 2016. tnn
and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for damaging the monetary stability of India by way of smuggling and circulation high quality Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN).
NIA began a probe in the case after recovery of FICN amounting to Rs 5.94 lakh was seized from Ansari, a native of Jharkhand, by Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence in 2014.
During investigation by NIA, it emerged that a syndicate of FICN smugglers was involved in procuring fake currency smuggled from Bangladesh for supplying it to Nepal and various parts of India.
In all, eight persons were arrested by the agency. A chargesheet was filed in the case by NIA in July 2016. tnn
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