Bengaluru: Man sentenced to five years imprisonment in fake currency case

A NIA special court in Bengaluru sentenced Shahnoyaj Kasuri to five years imprisonment and fined him Rs 5,000 on Thursday in a fake Indian currency notes case.

A NIA special court in Bengaluru sentenced Shahnoyaj Kasuri to five years imprisonment and fined him Rs 5,000 on Thursday in a fake Indian currency notes case. He was accused in the Chikodi fake Indian currency notes case.

"Shahnoyaj Kasuri has been charged under sections 120B, 489 (B), and 489 (C) of IPC. An FIR against him was registered on 12 March 2018 after 41 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) were recovered from him with a face value of Rs. 82,000," said the NIA. Meanwhile, the trial against the remaining accused persons is underway. (ANI)