NIA submits FIR in two fake currency cases

Tuesday, January 31, 2012: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed the first information report (FIR) in two fake Indian currency notes (FICN) cases before the Ernakulam NIA Special Court.
The NIA has undertaken the investigation of the fake currencies seized from Kozhikode and Kochi international airports worth Rs 72.5 lakh and Rs 24.16 lakh, respectively. The FIR was filed against nine accused in the former and one in the latter case.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on August 16, 2008, seized counterfeit notes in the denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 amounting to Rs 72.5 lakh from Mohammed Alshab, who arrived at the Kozhikode airport from Ras Al Khaima.
C P Sajin Alias Chinnan of Puthur in Kottakkal, C S Abdul Malik of Kaipamangalam, Naushad of Mathilakom, R K Usman of Tharonoor, Malappuram, Abdul Kareem of Perumbavoor, Moosakkutty alias Babu of Eravakkod, Muhammad Rafi of Orumanayoor and Abdul Majeed of Thamarassery are the other accused in the case.
The second case is related to the seizure of counterfeit currencies in the denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 to the tune of Rs 24.18 lakh from a passenger K Gopinath of Mavelikkara who had arrived from Dubai by an Emirates flight at the Kochi airport on March 11, 2010.
The Central Government had directed the NIA to investigate the cases as the accused have international connections and the main supplier of FICN was abroad, the FIR pointed out.