Youth arrested for printing counterfeit notes in Bengaluru

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A youth who had allegedly printed counterfeit notes and circulated them in Bengaluru, has been arrested by the Commercial Street police.

The accused, identified as Krish Mali, 23, the son of a textile merchant in the city, had reportedly fought with his parents and left home on June 1, before checking into a hotel near Commercial Street. He checked out on June 7, paying ₹3,000 in cash.

The next day, garbage collectors reportedly found papers that looked like counterfeit notes in the hotel’s waste bin, and handed those over to the manager. Growing suspicious, the manager, Mohammed Shareefuddin, checked the six ₹500 notes the accused had given while checking out, and found them to be fake. He lodged a complaint with the Commercial Street police, who tracked down the accused using Aadhaar card details the accused had provided while booking the hotel room.

During interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed to having used a scanner and a colour printer to make counterfeit notes inside the hotel room, as he had ran out of money.

Published - June 13, 2025 10:45 pm IST