NIA fiiles chargesheet against two rackeeters in Ghaziabad FICN Case
New Delhi, March 26
The NIA filed a supplementary charge-sheet against two in the Ghaziabad FICN (Fake Indian Currency Note) racket.
The accused identified as Tausif Alam and Shahnawaj Ansari were chargesheeted in the NIA Special Court, Lucknow, under Sections 120B read with 489B, 489C of IPC and Section 16 & 18 of UA (P) Act 1967.
As per the case details, the case relates to recovery of high quality fake Indian currency notes (FICN), having total face value of Rs. 2,49,500/- by UP ATS in December 2019 from Mohammad Murad Alam of Katihar in Bihar. The FIR was initially registered by ATS Lucknow and NIA re-registered the case in February 2020.
The NIA investigation has revealed that accused Mohammad Murad Alam had received the high quality counterfeit Indian currency notes (FICN) from the accused Tausif Alam of Malda in West Bengal and carried the consignment to deliver to accused Shahnawaz Ansari.
The FICN was smuggled from across the border districts of Bangladesh and was being supplied to various consignees in the different parts of the country.
The NIA is further investigating the case.
