NIA special court convicts and sentences FICN racketeer in Shamsherganj, West Bengal FICN case
New Delhi, August 30
The NIA Special Court Kolkata convicted FICN (fake Indian currency notes) racketeer in Shamsherganj, West Bengal FICN case.
The accused was identified as Rahim Sk (A-1) of Chapainawabganj of Bangladesh. He was chargesheeted under sections 489B, 489C & 120B of IPC and 14 of Foreigners Act and sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment and Rs.15,000/- fine.
The case was originally registered in 2018 at Shamsherganj Police Station, Murshidabad in West Bengal against two accused persons under sections 489B & 489C of IPC and 14 of Foreigners Act following the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value of around Rs 8 Lakhs. The FICN was recovered from the possession of Rahim Sk and Mijan also from Bangladesh near Pilki More in Murshidabad District of West Bengal. The NIA had re-registered the case as and taken over the investigation.
During investigation, it was revealed that the above accused persons had hatched a criminal conspiracy for procuring and circulating fake Indian currency notes with the intention to use the same as genuine Indian currency, for unlawful gain. They had illegally entered into India and got involved in circulation of FICN. They were in close contact with their Bangladeshi associates and were procuring FICN from them for circulation through their contacts in Jharkhand.
Mizan SK was convicted by the NIA Special Court Kolkata in February last year in this case.
