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Guwahati, March 30: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against three more individuals in connection with a 2019 case of fake Indian currency seizure in Guwahati, Assam.
The second supplementary chargesheet was filed on Thursday against Khandakar Khairul Alom, Sitjal Haque and Sudip Biswas. This takes the total number of accused in the case to seven.
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The NIA had previously filed a chargesheet against three accused in December 2019 and a supplementary chargesheet against one more in May 2020. Sudip Biswas is identified as a key accused who conspired with Safikul Islam to print and circulate fake Indian currency for unlawful gains.
They used a colour printer and bond paper to print counterfeit notes of Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 200 and Rs. 500 denominations. Safikul turned approver and is now a witness in the case.
The case surfaced following the seizure of fake currency with a face value of Rs. 1,84,000 from Mataleb Ali, Amir Hamza and Dilbar Hussain. Investigations revealed that Sudip and Safikul had given them the notes for circulation. The NIA took over the case in October 2019.
