Hassan, Nov 6: Police have arrested three members of a family, including a house wife and son, from Bengaluru on charges of circulating fake notes and seized counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs 5.72 lakh.
Superintendent of Police R Srinivas Gowda, on Friday, said that the arrested were identified as Ajay, his wife G Shanthakumari and son Thomas. Fake notes in denominations of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 have been seized along with Rs 1.52 lakh original currency.
Computer, scanner, printer and other equipment used for the crime have also been seized, he added.
The family was nabbed when they purchased breakfast at a hotel near Sakleshpur by giving fake notes. The alert hotel owner informed the Sakleshpur police, who swung into action and arrested the trio.
During inquiry, the family confessed to being involved in printing fake notes during the lockdown period at their house in Bengaluru. The police seized fake notes from their house in Chamarajpet, Bengaluru.
The accused used to hire a car and visit other districts to circulate the fake notes by buying things at shops. The bank accounts of the accused have been blocked. A probe is on to find any network behind them and the amount of fake notes circulated so far.
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