Two persons, identified as Mohammad Jamal
of Delhi
and Mohammad
Jafar of
Uttar Pradesh
found in
possession
of INR 180,000
Fake Indian
Currency
Notes (FICNs)
for trafficking,
have been
sentenced
to seven
years in
jail with
the court
observing
that such
offences
“vitiate”
the country’s
economy,
as reported
by Deccan
Herald on
June 12.
The court
noted, “It
has been
established
that accused
were found
in possession
of fake
currency
notes and
they were
trafficking
in the same.
The recovery
of counterfeit
currency
notes from
accused
has also
been established
beyond reasonable
doubt”.
The court also imposed a fine of INR 30,000
each on
the two
convicts.
They were
apprehended
by the Delhi
Police in
April, 2009
while trying
to sell
two FICNs
of INR 1,000
for one
genuine
note of
same denomination.
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