Guwahati: In a significant development, the District and Sessions Judge Court of North Tripura District has handed down a three-year rigorous imprisonment sentence to a man following the seizure of Rs 20,000 in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FCIN) by Tripura Police in 2016.
A press release from the office of North Tripura District Superintendent of Police stated that the conviction was based on a case registered on August 20, 2016.
The case originated from a Suo-moto complaint filed by ASI Swapan Sen of Damcherra Police Station in North District, reporting the confiscation of Rs 20,000 in Fake Indian Currency Notes from the possession of one Sikanjoy Reang, also known as Ramliana (50), a resident of Damcherra, North Tripura.
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The press release outlined the verdict, stating, “Today, the District & Sessions Judge, North Tripura, Dharmanagar, convicted Sikanjoy Reang @ Ramliana (50), son of Sri Utarai Reang of Kaskao R/R Camp, Block No. A, PS- Damcherra, North Tripura under Section 489C IPC. He has been sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of Rs. 5000, in default to suffer further imprisonment for three months.”
The investigation into the case was conducted by SI Shyam Sankar Reang of CID. The charge-sheet was submitted on September 26, 2017, against the accused person, Sikanjoy Reang, as named in the FIR. Following the completion of the trial, the District & Sessions Judge, North Tripura, Dharmanagar, delivered the conviction.
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