New Delhi, Feb 28: An unknown Pakistani man referred to as ‘Uncle’ as well as a WhatsApp number from Malaysia ‘+60146950130’ used to direct the accused during the smuggling of 149 Counterfeit Indian Currency Notes of denomination of Rs 2,000 are under National Investigation Agency (NIA) radar in a fresh case taken over by the agency this month.
The Central agency took over the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case almost 14 months after the Crime Branch unit of Mumbai Police arrested a person namely Riyaz Abdul Rahiman Shikilkar and seized a total of 149 Counterfeit Indian Currency Notes of the denomination of Rs 2,000 from his possession.
As the case relates to an attempt to damage the monetary stability of India by way of smuggling and circulation of High-Quality Counterfeit Indian Currency Notes, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) division handed over the case to the NIA on February 6, 2023.