This story is from October 2, 2020

NIA arrests UP fake currency kingpin in Malda

NIA arrests UP fake currency kingpin in Malda
Malda: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested the kingpin of a currency racket from Malda. Tausif Alam, alias Bulu Sk, was wanted in connection with a fake Indian currency note (FICN) case registered in Ghaziabad, UP.
Tausif’s arrest comes more than nine months after one of his key consignees was rounded up by the ATS. On December 11, 2019, Md Murad Alam of Katihar, Bihar, was nabbed near Ghaziabad railway station.
Fake notes to the tune of Rs 2,49,500 were found on him.
The NIA re-registered the case in February this year under sections 489A, 489B and 489C of the IPC and Section 16 of UAPA. The first chargesheet against Murad was filed on June 5.
Investigations revealed that Tausif had smuggled in FICN from Bangladesh and supplied it to various consignees in different parts of the country, including Murad. On Wednesday, an NIA team along with police raided Tausif’s hideout in Mohonpur under Baishnabnagar police station of Malda. He will be taken to UP on transit remand.
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