Moideenabha Ummer Beary, wanted in Kerala for FICN cases, was extradited from the UAE after over a decade in hiding. The NIA took him into custody upon arrival in Mumbai and presented him in Kochi court.

NEW DELHI: Moideenabha Ummer Beary, alias Moideen, a key accused in four fake Indian currency note (FICN) cases registered in Kerala’s Kasaragod district, was extradited from the United Arab Emirates and taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday—more than 12 years after he went into hiding. According to an official release, Moideen had been in UAE custody since 2015 and was handed over to Indian authorities following a successful extradition process. He was arrested upon arrival at Mumbai airport by a waiting NIA team and subsequently taken to Kochi, where he was produced before the NIA Special Court in Ernakulam. The NIA had revoked Moideen’s Indian passport and secured an Interpol Red Notice against him in 2013 after high-quality counterfeit notes were recovered from four different locations in Kasaragod district. Four cases were registered based on the seizures. Moideen, a native of Karnataka’s Udupi district, had allegedly conspired with others to procure FICN with a face value of ₹31 lakh from the UAE. According to the NIA, the counterfeit notes were smuggled into India by an associate, Usman, who flew in via Bengaluru, and were later circulated across Kasaragod and surrounding areas. The NIA has so far filed chargesheets against six accused, including Moideen, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.