Kolkata: The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) particular courtroom, Kolkata on Saturday (September 5, 2020) pronounced judgement in a Pretend Indian Forex Observe (FICN) case and convicted two smugglers who’ve been sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment together with a wonderful of Rs. three,000.

Two folks specifically Habibur Rahman (24) and Fakirul Seikh (22) who hail from Malda (West Bengal) had been booked below Sections 489C and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Earlier on March 6, 2017, pretend forex notes of the face worth of Rs 2,00,000 and Rs 1,90,000 had been recovered from the possession of accused individuals and a case was registered at English Bazar Police Station in Malda below sections 489B and 489C of IPC. 

Subsequently, on the instructions of Authorities of India, NIA re-registered the identical on March 28, 2017. 

After completion of the investigation, NIA filed charge-sheet in opposition to the 2 accused below sections 489B, 489C and 120B of IPC on June 2, 2017.

Throughout the investigation, it was revealed that the accused had hatched a legal conspiracy for procuring and circulating pretend Indian forex notes in India. 

The FICN was illegally smuggled from Bangladesh and was meant to be circulated throughout completely different components of India.

After the completion of the trial, each the accused individuals had been discovered responsible of the offence and convicted by the Particular NIA Courtroom, Kolkata.