A main accused in the fake currency case revealed in 2019 in Mumbra, Thane, has been sentenced by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to a fine of Rs 10,000 and 5 years.
According to the Central Investigation Agency, the accused in this case, Ishaq Khan has been convicted. He is one of the three accused, who were arrested in the case of keeping fake currency. In the year 2019, Mumbra Police recovered fake notes of 500 rupees of 82,000 rupees from one accused Jasim alias Wasim Salim Sheikh. & Nbsp;
In the interrogation, the accused confessed crime
In the interrogation, accused Jasim alias Wasim Salim Sheikh said that this currency is associated with Radhakrishna Data of Karnataka, who was later arrested by the police. In August 2019, the police filed a charge sheet against both. After this, the NIA took the investigation of this case in its hand and re-registered the case under sections 120-B, 489B, 489 C and 34. & nbsp;
‘Ishaq Khan planned to deliver fake currency,’
NIA investigation has revealed that Ishaq Khan planned to deliver fake currency to Jasim, which was lodged in another case in Kolkata Jail at that time. In October 2020, NIA arrested him in this case. In further investigation, the police found digital evidence like necessary documents and mobile call records. & Nbsp;
In January 2021, the National Investigation Agency filed another charge sheet against the three accused. Recently, Ishaq Khan confessed his crime in court. After which the court convicted him and sentenced him. The case against the remaining two accused is still going on in the court. According to the NIA, the investigation of this case is still going on.
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