Faijul Sk Sentenced to 5 Years for Fake Currency Case in Malda
New Delhi [India], July 23: A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Kolkata has sentenced Faijul Sk, a resident of Gopalganj area in Malda, West Bengal, to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for his involvement in a fake currency case. He has also been fined Rs. 5,000, with an additional three months of RI if the fine is not paid.
Faijul Sk was found guilty under section 489B & 489C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 16 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UA(P) Act). The case, identified as RC-23/2019/NIA/DLI, involved the seizure of fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) on September 16, 2019, by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The DRI recovered 99 fake notes of Rs 2000 and two fake notes of Rs 500, totaling Rs 1,99,000 in face value, from Asim Sarkar, who was taken into custody.
The NIA took over the investigation in October 2019 and subsequently arrested Faijul Sk along with another accused, Aladu alias Matahur. A fourth accused, a Bangladeshi national named Abdul Rahim, is currently absconding. All four accused have been charge-sheeted by the NIA for conspiring to procure and circulate high-quality fake Indian currency notes for unlawful gain.
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Faijul Sk -: Faijul Sk is a person from Malda, West Bengal, who was involved in a crime related to fake currency.
Malda -: Malda is a district in the state of West Bengal, India.
fake currency -: Fake currency means money that is not real and is made to look like real money to trick people.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) -: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a special police force in India that investigates serious crimes like terrorism and fake currency.
Kolkata -: Kolkata is the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bangladeshi national -: A Bangladeshi national is a person who is a citizen of Bangladesh, a neighboring country of India.
