A special NIA court has handed down a conviction in the Bengaluru fake currency case, which involves the smuggling of significant quantities of high-quality counterfeit banknotes from Bangladesh into India through Karnataka.
Vanitha, also known as ‘Thangam,’ has become the sixth individual to be convicted in this case. She has been sentenced to the following prison terms, all of which will run concurrently:
- Six years of imprisonment under Section 489B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for using counterfeit currency notes as genuine.
- Five years of imprisonment under Section 489C of the IPC for possession of counterfeit currency notes.
- Two years of imprisonment under Section 120B of the IPC for criminal conspiracy.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) confirmed these sentences on Saturday.
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