Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, December 31
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed the third chargesheet in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) smuggling case before the NIA Special Court in Patna.
Key accused in the FICN trafficking Selim Sk, son of S/o Rejjak Sk and a resident of West Bengal’s Malda has been named in the case. The case has been registered against Selim under sections 120B, 489B & 489C of IPC.
The Bettiah Police on January 2, 2019, had unearthed counterfeit Indian currency notes worth Rs 4 lakh in Bihar from the possession of accused Julkar Shaikh. Thereafter, the NIA had registered a case in the incident, in a bid to expose the chain of suppliers and receivers of counterfeit Indian currency notes.
During the course of investigation, it was revealed that Shahnawaj Shaikh and Mannalal Chaudhary who were incarcerated in Presidency Correctional Home, Kolkata were operating Counterfeit Indian Currency Notes (FICN) trafficking racket from jail through their associates Kamirujjaman, Rakesh Chaudhary and Julkar Shaikh.
Thereafter, NIA arrested and charge-sheeted 04 accused persons namely Kamirujjaman, Rakesh Chaudhary, Shahnawaj Shaikh and Mannalal Chaudharyin addition to already arrested accused Julkar Sheikh. The investigation further revealed that Kamirujjaman had procured the FICN from Selim Sk who was subsequently arrested on 06.10.2020
Investigation has revealed that Selim Sk was sourcing FICN from a Bangladeshi National and supplying the same in Bihar and other parts of India through an organized network of couriers. NIA has been able to expose the full chain of conspiracy by the suppliers and the receivers of Counterfeit Indian Currency Notes (FICN) involved in trafficking in the instant case.
Further investigation is on.
