FICN cases of UP: NIA arrests one in Gomtinagar case while two get convicted in Hasanganj case
New Delhi, March 23
In the Hasanganj case of seizure of FICN (fake Indian currency notes), the NIA Special Court Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh pronounced judgement in and convicted two persons, Vivek Rajput alias Gurudevand and Rajneesh Yadav and sentenced each of them for four years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 5000/-.
The NIA officials stated that the case was initially registered in August 2018 at -Hasanganj of Lucknow under section 489B & 489C of Indian Penal Code against the aforesaid four accused persons relating to seizure of FICN by STF UP having a face value of Rs. 4,60,000.
The accused were identified as Shiv Bhajan Gupta, Vivek Rajput alias Gurudev, Kuldeep Gupta and Rajneesh Yadav. NIA had re-registered the case in September 2018.
The NIA investigation has brought out that the consignment of FICN, having face value of Rs. 4.60 lakhs, which was recovered from the accused as provided to them by one Abdul Salam who had procured the said FICN from accused Jiyaul Haq.
The officials further added that the aforesaid consignment of FICN was supplied to the accused Jiyaul Haq by accused Gazlu Mia of Bangladesh.
The trial against remaining four charge-sheeted accused and further investigation against absconding accused Gazlu Mia is still going on.
In another case, NIA arrested a FICN Racketeer in Gomtinagar case of Lucknow.
The accused was identified as Babloo (34) of BadriPurva in Sitapur district of UP.
The NIA states that the case was initially in November 2019 at ATS Lucknow relating to recovery and seizure of FICN by ATS UP on having total face value of Rs. 1,79,000/-.
The accused were identified as Phulchand, Aminul Islam and Nasiba Khatoon who were held near Itaunza Toll Plaza on Lucknow-Sitapur highway. NIA had re-registered this case in January 2020 under Sections 489A, 489B, 489C of the IPC and Section 16 of the UA (P) Act. The three accused were earlier chargesheeted
The NIA investigation revealed that accused Babloo was engaged in smuggling of high quality of FICN and was in regular telephonic contact with the charge-sheeted accused persons Aminul Islam and Phulchand. Investigation in the case has also revealed that accused persons had received the high quality FICN from Malda, West Bengal and had further circulated and supplied the same to various persons/consignees in the state of UP.
The NIA is further investigating the case. continues.
