Fake Currency Seizure Case | Lucknow NIA Court Sentences 2 Accused To 5-Year Jail Term

As per NIA's case against the accused, the focal point of the case pertains to the discovery and confiscation of counterfeit currency by ATS UP on November 25, 2019. Accused Phulchand, Aminul Islam, and a minor were apprehended with counterfeit notes near Itaunja Toll Plaza along the Lucknow-Sitapur highway.

The seized counterfeit currency comprised Rs. 500 denomination notes and 15 notes of Rs. 2000 denomination. Subsequently, the NIA took over the probe in the case in January 2020.

After a thorough probe, the NIA pressed charges against five individuals wherein it alleged that they all had collaborated to engage in the illicit activities of smuggling, acquiring, and possessing high-quality counterfeit currency.

The forged currency originated in Malda (West Bengal) and was disseminated to various individuals and consignees within the state of Uttar Pradesh.

NIA's probe revealed that accused Aminul was the main conspirator and he would bring consignments of Fake Currency from Malda, while Phulchand and his aides would receive these consignments in UP.