<p>New Delhi: A NIA special court in Haryana's Panchkula has sentenced two men to rigorous imprisonment in a case pertaining to the seizure of fake Indian currency notes in Gurugram, an official statement issued on Friday said.</p>.<p>After examining the evidence presented by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the court on Wednesday sentenced Kasim to five years and 15 days of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 20,000, it said.</p>.Three entered Parliament complex with fake Aadhaar cards, arrested: Report.<p>The other accused, Najmuddin alias Najmu, has been sentenced to four years and 10 days of rigorous imprisonment along with a Rs 20,000 fine, the statement issued by the NIA said.</p>.<p>With this, the total number of people convicted in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases this year has gone up to six, it added.</p>.<p>The NIA had filed its charge-sheet against Kasim and Najmuddin on August 26, 2019, in the case, registered after Kasim's arrest.</p>.<p>Kasim was arrested near a petrol pump in Sector-48 in Haryana's Gurugram and 6,000 counterfeit Indian currency notes of the Rs 2,000 denomination, with a total face value of Rs 1,20,00,000, were seized from him, the probe agency said.</p>.<p>Subsequent investigation revealed that Kasim had conspired with co-accused Najmuddin to print counterfeit currency using a printer and a laptop in Nuh, Mewat, in Haryana, it said. The printer and laptop were also seized.</p>.<p>The duo had planned to circulate the counterfeit currency in various parts of the country, NIA investigations revealed.</p>.<p>The conviction of the two accused marked a significant step forward in the NIA’s efforts to demolish fake currency rackets, striving to destabilise the country by destroying its economy, the statement said. </p>
<p>New Delhi: A NIA special court in Haryana's Panchkula has sentenced two men to rigorous imprisonment in a case pertaining to the seizure of fake Indian currency notes in Gurugram, an official statement issued on Friday said.</p>.<p>After examining the evidence presented by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the court on Wednesday sentenced Kasim to five years and 15 days of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 20,000, it said.</p>.Three entered Parliament complex with fake Aadhaar cards, arrested: Report.<p>The other accused, Najmuddin alias Najmu, has been sentenced to four years and 10 days of rigorous imprisonment along with a Rs 20,000 fine, the statement issued by the NIA said.</p>.<p>With this, the total number of people convicted in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases this year has gone up to six, it added.</p>.<p>The NIA had filed its charge-sheet against Kasim and Najmuddin on August 26, 2019, in the case, registered after Kasim's arrest.</p>.<p>Kasim was arrested near a petrol pump in Sector-48 in Haryana's Gurugram and 6,000 counterfeit Indian currency notes of the Rs 2,000 denomination, with a total face value of Rs 1,20,00,000, were seized from him, the probe agency said.</p>.<p>Subsequent investigation revealed that Kasim had conspired with co-accused Najmuddin to print counterfeit currency using a printer and a laptop in Nuh, Mewat, in Haryana, it said. The printer and laptop were also seized.</p>.<p>The duo had planned to circulate the counterfeit currency in various parts of the country, NIA investigations revealed.</p>.<p>The conviction of the two accused marked a significant step forward in the NIA’s efforts to demolish fake currency rackets, striving to destabilise the country by destroying its economy, the statement said. </p>