A special NIA court in Bihar has recently sentenced a key accused in the East Champaran fake currency case to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment.
Raisuddin, resident of Mohanpur village in West Bengal’s Malda district, was also fined a sum of Rs 5,000.
NIA stated in an official statement, “The accused, Raisuddin has been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5,000 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.”
On August 18th the accused was convicted in the NIA case.
The official statement stated that, in the case relating to the East Champaran, Bihar, Fake Indian Currency Notes case he is the 5th person to have been convicted and sentenced.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Patna initiated the process by formally registering a case on the 19th September, 2015, arising from the backdrop of the discovery and seizure of of high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes.
The total face value of these seized counterfeit notes amounted to Rs 5,94,000. This cache of illicit currency was apprehended in the possession of another individual identified as Afroz Ansari.
It added, “Afroz was carrying this consignment of FICNs to Raxaul near the Indo-Nepal border for further delivery in Nepal.”
National Investigation Agency (NIA) took jurisdiction over the case, subsequently re-registering the case on the 23rd day of December in the year 2015. NIA led to the arrest and charge sheeting of 8 accused persons over the last 8 years.
