Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 14 March 2026Source: GNAAn Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Shubham Sharma, a manager, to five years’ imprisonment for possessing forged foreign and local currencies. The court heard that Sharma had in his possession fake GH¢200 notes totaling GH¢1,976,000 and counterfeit US$100 notes amounting to US$191,900. He dishonestly appropriated his employer’s money and replaced it with forged notes. The court, presided over by Joseph Yennuban Kunsong, sentenced Sharma to four years for possessing fake local currency and five years for possessing fake foreign currency, to run concurrently. Sharma admitted keeping the forged notes in the office during investigations.

Source: GhanaWeb March 15, 2026 07:06 UTC