The Assam police has arrested three persons, including former GNLA chief Champion Sangma, in connection with a FICN scam. 

The police in Assamโ€™s Guwahati arrested former chairman of now-defunct Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) – Champion Sangma, along with two others for โ€˜receivingโ€™ fake Indian currency notes (FICN). 

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โ€œSpecial squad and an East Guwahati Police Department (EGPD) team from Basistha police station busted a FICN scam,โ€ Guwahati police informed. 

It added: โ€œThree persons – Champion Sangma, Gohanch Sangma and Cherian Momin all residents of Meghalaya, who received the purported FICN worth Rs 15 lakhs, were arrested.โ€ 

โ€œThe pack had Rs 10 thousand original currency and rest was white paper,โ€ the Guwahati police further stated. 

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