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Malda: NIA Arrests Absconding Fake Indian Currency Notes Trafficker Jointly With BSF

The arrested FICN trafficker was involved in the procurement of high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes from his Bangladeshi associates

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) jointly with Border Security Force (BSF) arrested an absconding Fake Indian Currency (FICN) trafficker in West Bengal’s Malda district on Sunday, said the agency. The Fake Indian Currency Trafficker, Aladu alias Matahur SK is a resident of Haruchak village in Mojampur Area of Malda, was arrested on Saturday. It was reported that Aladu had been absconding since 2019.  

 

"Yesterday, NIA in a joint operation with BSF arrested a notorious absconding FICN smuggler namely Aladu from his native place in connection with an ongoing case against him," said NIA in its statement. 

A case was registered against the arrested accused on September 16, 2019 by Malda unit of Directorate Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and was wanted since then. The trafficker was booked after high quality FICNs of face value Rs 1.99 lakh were recovered from possession of another accused. 

Subsequently, the NIA re-registered a case and took up investigation on October 29, 2019. 

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Earlier a charge sheet was filed by the National Investigation Agency against four accused persons including Aladu for his role in FICN trafficking. 

The arrested FICN trafficker was involved in the procurement of high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes from his Bangladeshi associates and further circulated the same within India with an intention to damage the economic stability of the country, the agency said.

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