Breaking a decade-long chase, NIA has detained Noor Mohammad, a Nepali from Bara district, in Samastipur, Bihar, for his pivotal role in a 2014 high-value fake currency racket. A non-bailable warrant had long shadowed him, leading to Sunday’s arrest at Shahpur Patori.
It all traced to April 2014 when authorities at Delhi airport seized Rs 49.88 lakh in 4,988 impeccable Rs 1,000 counterfeits from Dubai flights. NIA’s June FIR invoked IPC and Unlawful Activities Act, culminating in a 2017 chargesheet.
Noor orchestrated with Ikramul Ansari and Shafi Chacha, a Pakistan-based handler in Dubai, plotting FICN’s entire lifecycle—from acquisition abroad to circulation in India. He arranged logistics meetings and ensured seamless delivery of the ill-gotten haul.
Designed to erode economic confidence, the scheme posed severe threats. NIA’s findings confirm Noor’s watchful eye on operations.
This mirrors an early-year case where NIA indicted a Hyderabad man over Bihar FICN, unveiling cross-border syndicates tied to Pakistan and Nepal. As inquiries press on, the capture reinforces NIA’s unyielding fight against counterfeit-driven destabilization.