The NIA Special Court in Mumbai in Maharashtra, on June 7, sentenced two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Abdullah Shaikdar and Najmul Hasan, both residents of Khulna District in Bangladesh to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in the Thane fake currency case, reports NIA. NIA stated, “High quality counterfeit currency notes of face value of INR 4,080,00/- were being circulated in Maharashtra after being procured from Bangladesh in the case, originally registered by Thane City Police in 2015 on the basis of specific intelligence shared by the Anti-Narcotic Cell, Crime Branch, Thane City.”NIA investigations revealed that Shaikdar, with the help of five other accused (all residents of Khulna), was circulating the high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in different parts of Thane District.A chargesheet was filed against the accused, and vigorous pursual of the trial over three years resulted in the conviction of two accused.