Police arrested four persons, identified as Shameer, Rajan Pathrose, Prathapan alias Nazar, and Abdul Wahab along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 6 lakhs from Attingal in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala on July 24, reports The Times of India. The arrests were made based on a tipoff received from a private hospital where Pathrose footed the medical bill in counterfeits.
Further, based on the information from the arrested persons, Police arrested another person, identified as Unnikrishnan alias Rasheed along with FICNs worth of INR 14.4 lakhs from Kozhikode in Kozhikode District of Kerala on July 25. Police said the counterfeits, machines and papers meant to print fake currencies were seized in a raid on two houses in Feroke and Kunnamangalam in Kozhikode District. The recovered currencies were in denominations of INR 2000 and INR 500.