Bengaluru court sentences West Bengal man to 6 years in fake currency case
Bengaluru: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bengaluru has sentenced Sariful Islam, a resident of West Bengal, to six years of imprisonment in connection with a 2018 fake currency case.
Islam, who was also fined Rs 5,000, was the seventh person to be convicted in the case.
NIA investigations revealed that Islam conspired with six others to traffic 41 counterfeit Indian currency notes, valued at Rs 82,000, from the Bangladesh border to various parts of India. He reportedly obtained a SIM card fraudulently to coordinate with his accomplices in procuring and circulating the fake notes.
Further investigations uncovered that the accused had previously supplied counterfeit notes worth Rs 10.30 lakh to the primary convict, Dalim Mia, in West Bengal.
The NIA continues its probe into the involvement of two Bangladeshi nationals who allegedly supplied the counterfeit currency. So far, three chargesheets have been filed in the case.
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Meerut youth allegedly assaulted, family claims forced chanting of Jai Shri Ram slogans
Meerut :A young man from Sofipur village, Meerut, was reportedly assaulted, stripped, and coerced to chant religious slogans, according to allegations made by his family on Monday. The incident occurred on Saturday evening as the victim, Gulfam, was returning home from practice at a private shooting range in Mangal Pandey Nagar, said his father, Aftab.
Aftab claimed that Gulfam was intercepted by three individuals who took him to Victoria Park. There, the assailants allegedly beat him, stripped him, and demanded that he chant "Jai Shri Ram." Gulfam’s family also alleged that the attackers stole his mobile phone and left him unconscious at the scene.
However, local police have rejected the claims of stripping and forced chanting, suggesting that the incident appears to be linked to personal enmity. "There is no mention of any forced chanting in the FIR. It seems to be a case of enmity between local youths," stated Mahavir Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) of Civil Lines Police Station.
Based on Aftab’s complaint, an FIR was filed under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 351(2) for criminal intimidation, 352 for intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace, and 324 for mischief. Civil Lines Circle Officer, Abhishek Tiwari, confirmed that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the suspects involved.
Gulfam, who is preparing for a national shooting competition, is currently undergoing medical treatment at a private hospital. His family continues to maintain that the attack was religiously motivated, though the authorities have yet to substantiate these specific claims.
