A man was sentenced to six years in prison by a court in Bengaluru on Saturday for circulating counterfeit Indian currency notes procured from Bangladesh, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reported.

The accused, Sariful Islam, also known as Sarifulla or Sharifuddin, hails from West Bengal. He was additionally fined Rs 5,000 for the crime, a statement issued by NIA said, reported news agency PTI. He is the seventh individual to be convicted in connection with this 2018 case.