NIA files charge sheet against two in Bengal FICN smuggling case

Kolkata June 6 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet in a special court here against two residents of West Bengal s Malda district for smuggling and circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes of Rs 2 000 denominations from Bangladesh an NIA press release said.

The charge sheet was filed on June 2 against Habibur Rahaman and Fakirul S. who were arrested in front of the Hotel Shine in Malda with FICN of the face value of Rs. 3.9 lakh in Rs 2 000 denominations the release said.

According to NIA the two accused admitted they procured the seized FICNs from their counterpart in Bangladesh who threw the consignment over the India-Bangladesh International Border Security Fence (IBSF) to the Indian side.

The case was initially registered with Malda s English Bazar police station on March 3 following the arrest of the two accused.

NIA re-registered the FIR on March 28 after taking charge of the case under the instruction of Union Home Ministry.

--IANS
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