4 from AP held for circulating counterfeit currency NT Correspondent

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Subramanyapura police have arrested four persons from Andhra Pradesh allegedly for circulating counterfeit currency notes in the city. The police have seized fake notes worth Rs 11.25 lakh from the arrested persons.

Police identified the arrested as Charan Singh, R Rajini, Pullalarevu Raja and Gopinath, all natives of Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh. Police sources said that accused Rajini aka Rasaputra Rajini, 38, is the director of Andhra Pradesh Bondili Corporation.

She is an active member of the YSRCP in Kadapa district. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Additional Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru West, Sandeep Patil, said that the police had received a tip-off from the intelligence wing regarding fake note circulation near Uttarahalli in the city.

“The police conducted an operation and seized 818 notes of Rs 500 denomination in fake currency worth Rs 4 lakh and arrested two persons. Accused Charan Singh and Rajini were distributing fake notes in a Bolero Jeep near Sadhana College in Poornaprajna Layout,” he said.

“Following interrogation, we gathered that the notes were printed in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. On the basis of their statement, the police went to Anantapur and seized fake notes worth Rs 6.25 lakh. The accused Pullalarevu Raja and Gopinath were arrested during the raid. Printing equipment used in printing the counterfeit notes were also seized from there, Patil said. Further probe is underway