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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Kerala Assembly polls: Trends after 9 am show UDF continues to lead
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): As counting of EVM votes polled in the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections commenced, trends after 9 am show the Congress-led UDF leading in the state.
The UDF was ahead in close to 90 seats, while the CPI(M)-led LDF was leading in over 40 seats with the BJP-headed NDA in the front in around 5 assembly constituencies as EVM votes began to be counted, according to news reports.
As per Election Commission figures, Congress is ahead in 10 seats, CPI(M) in 5, CPI in 2, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 2 and IUML, RJD and Kerala Congress (KEC) with one each, among others.
The trends appear to support the UDF claim that it would get a huge majority. PTI
If the situation continues, the UDF stand to claim power in the state.
