Fake currency racket - NIA team arrests Kasargod man in Delhi
Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (VM)
Kasargod, Mar 28: The National Investigation Agency has arrested a man from Kasargod in New Delhi in connection with the counterfeit currency racket that was busted in Kannur in September 2011.
The arrested is identified as Mohammed Yusuf (39). He was arrested as soon as he landed at Delhi airport from Dubai.
He is the 7th accused in connection to the Rs 8.6 lac counterfeit notes seized by the police in September 2011 from a car at Kannur. However, another accused Shihab is still absconding. Three persons - V P Pradeep Kumar, L Kamal Ummar, MP Ashif had been arrested.
A few days later, another accused Shahnavas was arrested by Mysore police in the case. Altogether, there are 7 accused in the case and so far 6 have been arrested.
Kamal's brother Abubakar who is the fourth accused, arrested in November 2012, is said to be one of the kingpins operating the counterfeit currency racket in Dubai.
After Abubakar's arrest, the NIA had established links between him, and Moidin Haji and Abdulla Haji, who are suspected to be kingpins of two other rackets.
Yusuf was produced in the NIA court at Kochi and remanded in custody for further investigation.