Kolkata, Feb 28 (PTI) A special NIA court here sentenced a man on Monday to five years in jail for smuggling fake Indian currency notes, an official said.

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The court also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on Ketabul S K of West Bengal's Malda district after convicting him of the relevant offences under the Indian Penal Code, the official of the premier investigation agency said.

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The case was originally registered in West Bengal's Murshidabad district in July 2018 following the seizure of the FICN having a face value of Rs 1,92,000, the official said.

The NIA had re-registered the case in August 2018 and filed charge-sheets against three accused in October 2018 and December 2018, the official said.

Two accused were already convicted earlier in December 2021, the official added.

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