Wanted man arrested for smuggling fake Indian currency from Bangladesh

India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) today arrested a man, who was on the run for two years, for his alleged involvement in smuggling fake Indian currency from his associates in Bangladesh.

Enamul Haque, 46, was apprehended at Mohanpur village of Malda district in West Bengal after being on the run since 2018 and was wanted by NIA for his role in running a well-organised fake Indian currency racket along with his Bangladeshi associates in various parts of South India, NIA said in a statement.

There was also a Rs 25,000 reward for his arrest.

After completion of investigation, NIA filed charge-sheets against accused Mohammed Mahaboob Baig, Syed Imran, Firoj Sheikh and Tajamul Sheikh in 2018 and 2019 before a special court in Vijayawada in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

After the completion of trial, the court, on June 26, 2019, convicted Mohammed Mahaboob Baig and Syed Imran and sentenced them to 10 years rigorous imprisonment. The trial against Firoj Sheikh and Tajamul Sheikh is continuing.

NIA said its investigation revealed that Enamul Haque had played a key role in procuring fake currency from his associates across the Indo-Bangladesh border and providing it to Mohammed Mahaboob Baig and Syed Imran for circulation in India.

He also harboured Mohammed Mahaboob Baig and Syed Imran in 2018 by arranging accommodation for them at Malda, the agency said.