A Module of International Syndicate of FICN Peddling Busted; Two accused arrested and FICNs worth Rs. 4 Lakhs Recovered

The Special Cell, in its continuing efforts to curb the flourishing circulation of FICNs, has busted a module of an international syndicate involved in procuring of FICNs from across the borders and supplying the same in various States of India. Two members of this syndicate, one from West Bengal and the other from Gujarat have been arrested in the operation and FICNs worth Rs. 4 lakhs have been seized from their possession. The super-fine quality fake currency recovered is suspected to be printed in Pakistan.

In the first week of August 2014, information was received through some reliable sources that a syndicate based at Malda, West Bengal is involved in procuring FICN from Bangladesh and circulating the same to various parts of India including Delhi. In order to identify and apprehend the members of this module, a team comprising of  Inspectors Sanjay Dutt, Rahul Kumar and Dharmender deployed sources over various suspects.

On 16/08/2014, specific information was received that one Baharu r/o Kaliayachak, Malda, West Bengal, has collected a huge consignment of Fake Indian Currency Notes in Malda, West Bengal and would be reaching Old Delhi Railway Station by Kalka Mail from Kolkata to deliver the same to one of his associate. Accordingly, a trap was laid outside Old Delhi Railway Station and at about 11:10 PM, two persons, namely, Md. Baharudin @ Baharu, aged 27 yrs, s/o Md. Riyazudin, r/o Village Anup Nagar, PO Jaddupur, PS Kaliachak, District Malda, West Bengal and Badruddin Mayudin Syed @ Badru, aged 55 yrs, s/o Late Mayaddin Syed r/o Noorani Mohalla, Ekta Nagar, Aazwah Road, Vadodara, Gujarat were apprehended and FICN with face value of Rs 4 Lakhs were recovered from their possession. While Md. Baharudin @ Baharu was the supplier,  Badruddin Mayudin Syed @ Badru had come to receive the FICN. Upon being counted, each recovered wad was found to be containing 100 fake currency notes.  There were 300 notes of Rs. 1000/- denomination and 200 notes of Rs. 500/- denomination; total amounting to a sum of Rs Four Lakhs of FICN.

Subsequently, a case vides FIR No. 36/14 dated 17/08/2014 u/s 489-B & C read with s. 120-IPC has been registered at PS Special Cell and both the accused persons were arrested.

During interrogation, accused Baharuddin @ Baharu revealed that he was given the consignment of FICNs for delivery by someone (name withheld).  Accused Baharuddin @ Baharu had supplied FICNs to other peddlers in different states of India in the past.

Profile of the accused persons:

Baharuddin @ Baharu:

He is resident of Inayat pur, Malda, West Bengal and has studied up to 4^th standard. He is well versed with the topography of most of the metropolitan cities as he had earlier worked as a labor in Delhi and Mumbai for many years. Due to some family problems, he returned to his home at Inayatpur, Malda where he met one Md. Qayum, an old time friend who was then involved in procuring and circulating FICNs. Presently, this Md. Qayum is lodged in Tihar Jail in a separate FICN case. To earn easy money, Baharu joined Md. Qayum and later, came in contact of Babul Sheikh of Kaliyachak, Malda, WB.Babul gave him good assignments of circulating FICNs in Gujarat and Delhi. For each successful delivery, Bahruddin was paid around Rs. 15,000/- by Babul and in this manner, Baharu had so far pumped in huge quantitiesd of FICN in the Gujarat and Delhi markets before being apprehended. 

Badruddin @ Badru:

He was born in 1960 at Ahmedabad. In order to earn easy money, he started purchasing stolen vehicles, especially trucks and tempos and used to sell them with fabricated documents for handsome amounts. In year 2006-07, he was arrested in a theft case by the Gujarat Police. Since then, he has remained involved in criminal activities and has been lodged in jail several times over 2008-09, 2010-12 and recently; he was released in February 2014. In Vadodara jail, he came in the contact of one Abdul Barikh,r/o Malda, West Bengal who was arrested for circulating FICNs in Gujarat. Through Abdul Barikh, Badru got in touch with various other FICN peddlers of Malda District. He started collecting Fake Indian Currency Notes from these peddlers and circulated trhem in the industrial areas of Vadodara and Ahmedabad, Gujarat and also used FICNs in gambling. Delhi was a favorite destination for him to collect consignments as many of his Gujarat based clients had business addresses in Delhi also.

Efforts are underway to establish the identities of the remaining members of this module so as to bring the case to a logical conclusion.

Further investigation is in progress.