NIA arrests an absconding FICN racketeer in Chikkodi
Monday | Jun 23 2025 | 05:34:43 PM
Monday | Jun 23 2025 | 05:34:43 PM
New Delhi, June 21
The NIA arrested wanted accused Sariful Islam in fake Indian currency note racket from West Bengal.
The accused identified as Sariful Islam alias Sarifulla from Babupura in Baishnabnagar, West Bengal.
The NIA stated that the case was initially registered at Chikkodi police station in March 2018 in Karnataka relating to arrest of two FICN racketeers and seizure of FICN of face value of Rs 82,000/-. The NIA had re-registered the case in August 2018.
The special NIA court Bangalore had earlier convicted five accused persons in the case for their role in procurement and circulation of FICN and sentenced them to imprisonment for six years.
According to the NIA investigation Sariful Islam used to procure FICN from absconding accused Saddam Sekh and Hakim Sekh who are residents of Bangladesh for further circulation in Karnataka along with his co- accused persons. A reward of Rs 50,000/- was declared by NIA for information leading to arrest of Sariful Islam alias Sarifulla.
The arrested accused was produced before the Special Sessions Court Malda.
The NIA is further investigating the case to apprehend absconding Bangladeshi accused.
