3 additional individuals have been formally charged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a 2019 incident involving the confiscation of counterfeit Indian currency valued at over ₹1.8 lakh in Guwahati.
Khandakar Khairul Alom, Sitjal Haque, and Sudip Biswas have been included in the recent charge sheet, bringing the total number of accused in the case to 7. The NIA initially filed charges against three individuals in December 2019 and later issued the first supplementary chargesheet against one more individual in May 2020.
Sudip has been recognized as a primary suspect. He conspired with Safikul Islam to produce and distribute counterfeit Indian currency notes (FICN) for illegal profits. They acquired a colour printer and bond paper from the market to print fake notes in denominations of ₹50, ₹100, ₹200, and ₹500. Later on, Safikul decided to cooperate with the authorities and became a witness in the case.
The matter came to light when the Assam Police discovered fake currency notes amounting to ₹1,84,000 in the possession of Mataleb Ali, Amir Hamza, and Dilbar Hussain. Investigations conducted by the NIA revealed that Sudip and Safikul had provided the notes to the trio for circulation. The NIA assumed control of the case in October 2019.
