The NIA scored a major win by arresting Noor Mohammad, a Nepali citizen on the run since 2014, in connection with a sophisticated fake currency syndicate. Captured in Samastipur, Bihar, the accused from Nepal’s Bara district faced a non-bailable warrant for his role in circulating high-grade counterfeits.
Back in April 2014, customs officials at Delhi’s IGI Airport intercepted 4,988 pristine Rs 1,000 fake notes totaling Rs 49.88 lakh, smuggled from Dubai. The NIA took over, registering an FIR under anti-terror and IPC laws in June that year.
Court documents from the 2017 chargesheet paint Noor as a key player, coordinating with Ikramul Ansari and Dubai-based Pakistani Shafi Chacha. Their plot involved sourcing FICN from abroad, strategic meetings for logistics, and vigilant oversight of shipments to flood Indian markets.
The operation’s intent was clear: undermine India’s financial stability through economic sabotage. Noor’s hands-on role in consignment delivery was meticulously tracked by investigators.
Echoing this, a parallel case in February saw NIA prosecute another suspect from Hyderabad over FICN seized in Bihar, unraveling a Pakistan-Nepal nexus. As probes deepen, the arrests signal NIA’s resolve against transnational counterfeit rackets threatening national integrity.