The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Ernakulam District in Kerala, on October 27 awarded ten years of rigorous imprisonment to Abid Chullikulavan in 2013 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) case, reports The Times of India. Along with ten years imprisonment, the Court also imposed a fine of INR 75,000 on Abid. On October 26, the Court found Abid guilty and freed other three accused—Muhammed Haneefa, Abdul Salam, and Antony Das in the same case. However, Aftab Bhakti—another accused in the case and aide of Dawood Ibrahim, is an absconder. In 2013, Abid was arrested from Cochin International Airport and FICNs in the denomination of INR 500 of worth INR 975,000 was recovered from his possession.