FICN mastermind arrested by Delhi Police Crime Branch
13 Sept 2014 5:26 AM IST
Following the recent arrest of three Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racketeers, Delhi Police Crime Branch has managed to nab the mastermind.
The accused, identified as Kossar Ali, alias Kaushar (27), is a resident of West Bengal. He was operating FICN racket from Malda. FICN worth Rs 25000, denomination of Rs 500 has been recovered from his possession. ‘FICN used to be routed through Bangladesh,’ the senior police official said. On 3 September, three FICN racketeers, namely Ashok Mandal, Abhimanyu and Javed were arrested. After obtaining the police custody remand of accused Abhimanyu, the police team, alongwith him reached Malda in West Bengal on 6 September.
A trap was laid at NH-34, and Kossar Ali was arrested from there. Ali is a primary school dropout and he is married with two kids. ‘Four years ago, due to poverty and unemployment, he came in contact with one Kalam, his neighour and started circulation of FICN in different cities with him.
‘He was then introduced to one Ranjeet, a Bangladeshi, who used to provide FICN from Bangladesh at the rate of 25 per cent. Ranjeet induced him to circulate the FICN in Delhi and NCR region which are busy markets,’ he told police. In 2011, he was arrested in an FICN case and remained in Tihar Jail for one and a half years and thereafter, he went back to Malda. He further disclosed that it was in Tihar Jail that he came in contact with Javed, a resident of Okhla, who later became his associate.
With Ali’s arrest and also the three others, the police have recovered Rs 2,84,600 from them.
The accused, identified as Kossar Ali, alias Kaushar (27), is a resident of West Bengal. He was operating FICN racket from Malda. FICN worth Rs 25000, denomination of Rs 500 has been recovered from his possession. ‘FICN used to be routed through Bangladesh,’ the senior police official said. On 3 September, three FICN racketeers, namely Ashok Mandal, Abhimanyu and Javed were arrested. After obtaining the police custody remand of accused Abhimanyu, the police team, alongwith him reached Malda in West Bengal on 6 September.
A trap was laid at NH-34, and Kossar Ali was arrested from there. Ali is a primary school dropout and he is married with two kids. ‘Four years ago, due to poverty and unemployment, he came in contact with one Kalam, his neighour and started circulation of FICN in different cities with him.
‘He was then introduced to one Ranjeet, a Bangladeshi, who used to provide FICN from Bangladesh at the rate of 25 per cent. Ranjeet induced him to circulate the FICN in Delhi and NCR region which are busy markets,’ he told police. In 2011, he was arrested in an FICN case and remained in Tihar Jail for one and a half years and thereafter, he went back to Malda. He further disclosed that it was in Tihar Jail that he came in contact with Javed, a resident of Okhla, who later became his associate.
With Ali’s arrest and also the three others, the police have recovered Rs 2,84,600 from them.
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