Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 18 (ANI): A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday convicted and sentenced two accused to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a fake currency seizure case of 2019.

Both accused Phulchand and Aminul Islam have also been imposed fine in the case.

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Earlier, a juvenile accused in the case had already been sentenced in January 2020 to two years, 1 month and 10 days imprisonment by the Juvenile Justice Board, Lucknow.

The case pertains to the recovery and seizure of high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), by ATS UP on November 25, 2019.

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ATS had seized notes in the denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 from the accused near the Lucknow-Sitapur highway.

Later, the case was transferred to NIA. (ANI)

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