This story is from August 18, 2020

NIA nabs 2 from Kishanganj in FICN smuggling case

A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two persons from different villages near India-Nepal border in Kishanganj on Monday for allegedly smuggling fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with links in other neighbouring countries.
NIA nabs 2 from Kishanganj in FICN smuggling case
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PATNA: A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two persons from different villages near India-Nepal border in Kishanganj on Monday for allegedly smuggling fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with links in other neighbouring countries.
Sources said the NIA team took the two to Silliguri in West Bengal for producing before their special court. They were identified as Mukhtar Hussain (42) and Baitullah (40).
Mukhtar belongs to Chhauwa Bhitta under Jiapokhar police station while Baitullah is a native of Suri Bhitta under Sukhani police station. Both the villages are less than 5km from Nepal border. The duo used to work as daily wagers in the villages.
Sources said both had linked with one Ghulam Murtaza, who was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) from a bus stop at Bihar Mor in West Bengal’s Bagdogra on January 8 this year. “He was arrested with FICN of Rs2000 denomination of Rs4.01 lakh face value. Murtaza was a native of Malda,” sources said.
The case was taken over by the NIA for investigation in March and an FIR was registered in Delhi on March 8 after direction from the Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation (CTCR) division of Union ministry of home affairs due to seriousness of the matter.
Sources said NIA had found the involvement of Mukhtar and Baitullah with Murtaza in FICN racket. “Mukhtar had been to jail ten years back from Malda in a FICN smuggling case,” sources said.
The NIA team seized two cellphones and some documents from Mukhtar’s residence. The seized cellphones may provide some vital clues.
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