A Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Visakhapatnam convicted seven persons, including two from Karnataka, in a 2015 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case involving cross-border trafficking of high-quality counterfeit currency.
The court awarded simple imprisonment (SI) ranging from seven to ten years, along with fines, under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The convicted accused are Saddam Hossain, Amirul Hoque of Barpeta district and Mohammed Akber Ali from Kamrup district in Assam; Roustum and Mohammad Hakim Sheikh of Malda district in West Bengal; and Saddam Hussein from Bengaluru, Sayed Imran from Mandya in Karnataka.
Key convictions
Saddam Hossain of Barpeta district was sentenced to 10 years’ simple imprisonment and a fine of ₹5,000 under Section 16 of the UA(P) Act. He was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Visakhapatnam, in September 2015 after high-quality FICN with a face value of ₹5,01,500 was seized from him at Visakhapatnam Railway Station while he was travelling by train.
