Pathankot case: NIA charge-sheets JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a charge-sheet in the Pathankot terror attack case naming Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana…
The officers of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested a kingpin of a fake Indian currency network. A senior official of the NIA said that Ashim Saha was arrested on charges of operating a fake Indian currency network. He was arrested near Airport area.
A NIA manhunt had been on for the past few months for Saha. He has been produced before Barrackpore court. NIA officers are questioning him to find out the names of his accomplices, who are said to be operating a big fake currency network between India and Bangladesh. NIA earlier announced a cash reward of Rs.50,000 on his head. Saha, through his own network, distributed fake currency to several states including Punjab, Maharashtra, Chennai and other states.
The kingpin also sometimes visited those states to distribute fake currencies and to strengthen the network. Ashim was able to escape arrest in 2015 when NIA team raided a den of fake currency racketeer in Malda. He had been arrested before, but was released on bail, an official said. NIA also suspect that he may be working for a terrorist group and he is being interrogated to establish his terrorist links.
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