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.