Bihar fake currency case: NIA sentences 5 years rigorous imprisonment to key accused

National Investigation ncy (NIA) special court on Saturday (August 19) sentenced a key accused in East Champaran, Bihar fake currency case to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI), along with fines, on multiple charges.

" accused, Raisuddin, has been sentenced to 5 years RI with a fine of Rs. 5000 under section 120B of IPC, with similar quantum of sentence and fine also awarded respectively under section 489B r/w 120B of IPC, section 16 of UA(P) Act, section 18 of UA(P) Act, and section 20 of UA(P) Act. All sentences will run concurrently," said statement of NIA.

Raisuddin, who is a resident of Mohanpur under Vaishnavnagar Police Station, in Malda District of West Bengal, is fifth person to have been convicted and sentenced in case relating to East Champaran, Bihar, Fake Indian Currency tes case.

What was case?

case dates back to 2015, when Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Patna recovered and seized high quality Fake Indian Currency tes (FICNs) of face value of Rs. 5,94,000 from ar accused, Afroz Ansari. Afroz, who was carrying this consignment of FICNs to Raxaul near Indo-Nepal border for furr delivery in Nepal. DRI initially registered a case on September 19 in 2015 in matter.

NIA had subsequently taken over case and re-registered it on December 23 in 2015.

"Thorough investigations by NIA had led to arrest and charge sheeting of eight accused persons over last 8 years, on 22nd July 2016, 17th April 2017, 19th March 2019 and 5th July 2023. Of se, four accused, namely Afroz Ansari, Sunny Kumar @ Sunny Shaw @ Sujit Kumar @ Kabir Khan, Ashraful Alam @ Ishraful Alam and Alomgir Seikh @ Raju, were convicted by NIA Special Court on 11th October 2018. y were sentenced for life and fined Rs 30,000 each. Trial proceedings against remaining three accused are ongoing," ted press release by NIA.