Lucknow: A special court in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday sentenced a Nepalese national to nine years and seven months of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 for his involvement in the circulation of counterfeit Indian currency.The convict, Sheikh Javed Iqbal alias Ashfaq Ansari alias Javed Ansari, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Feb 23, 2015, with counterfeit Indian currency having a face value of Rs 26,03,500 near the Sonauli crossing along the India-Nepal border in Maharajganj.Following the investigation and trial, the Special Judge, ATS, additional district and sessions judge (third), found him guilty.According to the ATS, an FIR was registered against Ansari at ATS police station in Lucknow under Sections 489B and 489C of the IPC, which deals with the use and possession of counterfeit currency.According to the ATS, the notes were found to be of high quality and evidence collected during the probe indicated that they had been imported from abroad.Based on these findings, Section 16 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, was added to the case.The ATS subsequently completed the investigation and filed a charge sheet.Ansari is a resident of Narayani Parsa, Belwa, Nepal. His reported current address was Mehtab Bagh in the Hussainabad area of Lucknow.