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Deccan Herald
29-05-2025
- Business
- Deccan Herald
Currency printing expenditure rises 25% to Rs 6,372.8 cr in FY25: RBI report
On counterfeit notes, the report said that during 2024-25, out of the total Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) detected in the banking sector, 4.7% were detected at the Reserve Bank.
India Today
14-05-2025
- India Today
Maharashtra fake currency case accused sentenced to 5-year rigorous imprisonment
Ishak Khan, a key accused in a fake currency case in Mumbra in Maharashtra's Thane district, was on Wednesday sentenced to a five-year rigorous imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 each on various charges by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court. All the sentences will run Khan was one of the three accused arrested in the case, relating to the recovery of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of a face value of Rs 82,000 in denomination of Rs 500 in currency was recovered from the house of one of the accused, Jasim alias Wasim Salim Shaikh, who was arrested by the Mumbra police. His interrogation led the police to the arrest of Karnataka-based Radhakrishna Addappa. The duo were chargesheeted by the police in August 2019. Subsequently, the NIA took over the investigation and re-registered the case under sections 120B, 489B, 489C & 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Following investigations by the agency, it was revealed that the delivery of FICN to Jasim was coordinated by Ishakh Khan, who was then lodged in a Kolkata Jail in connection with another criminal case. In October 2020, Ishakh Khan was placed under arrest by the NIA in the FICN investigation by the anti-terror agency led to the recovery of documentary and digital evidence, including CDRs of the mobile used for January 2021, the NIA filed a supplementary chargesheet against all three accused. Recently, Ishak Khan pleaded guilty before the NIA Special Court, which has now convicted him, while the trial against the other two accused is Watch
India Gazette
14-05-2025
- India Gazette
Key accused in Mumbra fake currency case gets 5 yrs RI from NIA spl court
New Delhi [India] May 14 (ANI): A key accused in a fake currency case in Mumbra, located in the Thane district of Maharashtra, was sentenced on Wednesday to a term of rigorous imprisonment lasting five years, along with a monetary fine of Rs. 10,000 for multiple offenses by the Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Mumbai, according to Central agency's release. All the sentences will run concurrently. As stated in NIA's release, Ishak Khan was one of the three accused arrested in the case relating to the recovery of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of Rs 82,000/--in denomination of Rs. 500 in 2019. The currency was recovered from the house of one of the accused, Jasim aka Wasim Salim Shaikh, who was arrested by the Mumbra police. His questioning led the police to the arrest of Karnataka-based Radhakrishna Addappa. The duo was charged with a chargesheet by the police in August 2019, NIA's release added. Subsequently, NIA took over the investigation and re-registered the case under sections 120B, 489B, 489 C & 34 of the IPC. Investigations by the agency revealed that Ishakh Khan, who was then lodged in Kolkata Jail for another crime, coordinated the delivery of FICN to Jasim aka Wasim Salim Shaikh. In October 2020, as stated in the release, Ishakh Khan was arrested by the NIA in the instant FICN case. Further investigation recovered documentary and digital evidence, including CDRs of the mobile used for communication. In January 2021, the NIA filed a supplementary chargesheet against all three accused. Recently, Ishak Khan pleaded guilty before the NIA Special Court, which has now convicted him, while the trial against the other two accused continues. (ANI)
Hans India
14-05-2025
- Hans India
NIA court sentences Ishak Khan to five years in fake currency network case
New Delhi: A key accused in the notorious fake currency case in Mumbra, Thane district, has been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Mumbai. In addition to the imprisonment, Ishak Khan has been fined Rs. 10,000 on various charges, with all sentences running concurrently, said NIA in a release on Wednesday. Ishak Khan was one of the three individuals arrested in connection with the recovery of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth Rs 82,000, in Rs 500 denominations, in 2019. The counterfeit currency was discovered at the residence of one of the accused, Jasim @ Wasim Salim Shaikh, who was initially apprehended by Mumbra police. His questioning led the police to arrest Karnataka-based Radhakrishna Addappa. The duo was chargesheeted by the police in August 2019, says NIA. The case, however, was later transferred to the NIA, which re-registered it under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 489B (using forged currency notes), 489C (possession of forged currency notes), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). NIA's investigation uncovered a deeper conspiracy with significant involvement from Khan, who was already imprisoned in Kolkata for another crime at the time of the FICN operation. The investigation revealed that Khan had coordinated the delivery of fake currency to Shaikh while incarcerated, orchestrating a wide-reaching network of counterfeit currency circulation. The NIA's probe also included a detailed and thorough examination of digital and documentary evidence. This examination included Call Detail Records (CDRs) of mobile communications that linked the accused to the counterfeit currency operation. These findings led to a supplementary chargesheet being filed in January 2021, accusing all three of the involved individuals. Following a lengthy legal process, Ishak Khan pleaded guilty before the NIA Special Court, leading to his conviction and sentencing. The trial for the other two accused, Shaikh and Addappa, is still ongoing. The conviction marks a significant development in the ongoing efforts of the NIA to curb the circulation of counterfeit currency, which remains a major concern for the Indian economy, say officials.
