A special court of the National Investigation Agency on Thursday convicted and handed jail terms to two men in the 2019 Lucknow fake currency case. Both the accused were sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment and were ordered to pay fines.
In January 2020, a juvenile was also convicted and sentenced in the case to two years, one month and 10 days’ imprisonment. Now, Lakhimpur Kheri resident Phulchand and Aminul Islam from West Bengal’s Malda have been convicted and sentenced in the case, which has to do with the seizure of high-quality ‘fake Indian currency notes’ (FICN).
On November 25, 2019, the Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorism squad (ATS) recovered fake notes from Phulchand, Aminul and the accused juvenile near Itaunza toll plaza on the Lucknow-Sitapur highway. The notes were in the denomination of Rs 500 while 15 notes were in the denomination of Rs 2,000. The NIA took charge of the case on January 20, 2020, following which it chargesheeted five accused after an investigation.
According to the NIA probe, the accused had conspired to smuggle, procure and keep high quality FICN in their possession. The fake currency was being supplied from Malda, and further circulated and supplied to different persons or consignees in UP.
The NIA said Aminul was the main conspirator and would bring consignments of FICN from Malda, while Phulchand and his aides would receive these consignments.
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