NIA files third supplementary chargesheet in Visakhapatnam FICN case :

Pramesh S Jain

National investigation agency sleuths on Friday filed a third supplementary charge sheet against the prime accused Enamul haque involved in fake Indian currency racket linked to Bangladesh .

The accuses haque was arrested in Malda west Bengal by NIA sleuths on 3rd September this year.

The chargesheet,filed under Indian Penal Code sections before the special NIA court in Vijayawada,names West Bengal resident Enamul Haque,who was involved in cross-border smuggling and circulation of FICN after procuring them from his associates in Bangladesh.

Investigation revealed that Haque was involved in cross-border smuggling and circulation of FICN after procuring the same from his associates in Bangladesh.

Enamul Haque conspired with other arrested accused Mohammed Mahaboob Baig,Syed Imran,Firoj Saikh@Saddam and Tajamul Saikh to procure fake currency notes worth 10.2 lakh and provided the same to Mohammed Mahaboob Baig@Azhar Baig and Syed Imran for circulation.

The racket came to light two years ago when DRI officials seized 510 nos fake notes from the accused who were trying to circulate .

FICN of denomination of Rs. 2,000/- amounting Rs.10,20,000 were seized subsequently in March 2018 on 31.03.2018 by DRI,Visakhapatnam Unit from the possession of accused Mohammed Mahaboob Baig @ Azhar Baig and Syed Imran at Visakhapatnam Railway Station,while they were travelling in Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express.

NIA took up the case and re-registered case on April 2018 and took up the investigation:

First charge-sheet in the case was filed by NIA against Mohammed Mahaboob Baig @Azhar Baig and Syed Imran in NIA Special Court,Vijayawada on 29.06.2018.

On 26.06.2019,Mohammad Mahaboob Baig and Syed Imran were convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment along with fine of Rs.10,000/-.

Subsequently,NIA also arrested accused Firoj Saikh@Saddam on 28.04.2019 from Malda,West Bengal and Tajamul Saikh@Bhoot on 22.05.2019 from East Champaran,Bihar and charge-sheeted them on 26.07.2019.

Further investigation against Bangladeshi associates of the accused is continued by NIA