New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) The anti-terror probe agency NIA on Wednesday said that it has arrested a key accused Tausif Alam in connection with Ghaziabad Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case.

The accused Tausif Alam alias Bulu Seikh, a resident of Malda district in West Bengal had allegedly smuggled the FICN from Bangladesh and supplied to various consignees in the different parts of the country.

The case pertains to recovery of ‘high quality’ fake Indian currency notes, having face value of Rs 2,49,500 by the Uttar Pradesh Anti- Terrorist Squad (ATS) from the possession of an accused Mohammad Murad Alam of Katihar district in Bihar on December 11 last year near Ghaziabad Railway Station and an FIR was registered ATS police Station in Lucknow.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over this case on February 4 this year under sections 489A, 489B and 489C of IPC and Section 16 of UA(P) Act. After investigation, the probe agency filed first charge-sheet against accused Mohammad Murad Alam on June 5.

So far, the investigation revealed that accused Tausif Alam smuggled the FICN from Bangladesh and supplied to various consignees in the different parts of the country including accused Mohammad Murad Alam and Shahnawaj Ansari alias Bunty of Ghaziabad (UP), the NIA said, adding that further investigation in the case has been continued to unravel the full chain of conspiracy and the network of FICN racketeers.