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Man arrested after fake ₹500 notes seized in Bengaluru’s Begur
Police in Begur, Bengaluru, arrested a man identified as Anil on October 10.
They said he was allegedly preparing to deliver fake ₹500 notes to customers on Hosa Road service road in C.K. Nagar.
Police seized the notes and a scooter they said was being used to transport them.
The Parappana Agrahara police have opened a case and are investigating where the counterfeit notes came from and whether other people were involved.
The seizure followed a separate police operation in Bengaluru, where seven people were arrested and 4,337 fake ₹500 notes were seized.
Investigators are checking whether the two cases are linked to a wider counterfeit currency network.
The investigation is ongoing.
Police arrested a man in Begur, Bengaluru, after seizing fake ₹500 notes and a scooter allegedly used to transport them.
The suspect, identified as Anil, was allegedly caught while preparing to deliver the counterfeit notes on October 10.
Police are investigating the source of the notes and whether others were involved.
The seizure followed a separate alleged counterfeit currency racket bust in Bengaluru earlier in October.
- Who
- Police arrested a man identified as Anil.
- What
- Police seized fake ₹500 notes and a scooter allegedly used to transport them.
- When
- October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Hosa Road service road in C.K. Nagar, Begur, Bengaluru.
- Why
- He was allegedly preparing to distribute counterfeit notes to customers and supply them to others.
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Bengaluru police reported arresting seven people and seizing 4,337 counterfeit ₹500 notes in an alleged inter-State racket.
Police allegedly caught Anil while he was preparing to deliver counterfeit notes in C.K. Nagar, Begur.
The Hindu reported the seizure and said investigators were examining the notes’ source and possible links to a wider network.
- Suspect
- Anil
- Seizure location
- Hosa Road service road, C.K. Nagar, Begur
- Currency
- Fake ₹500 notes
- Seizure date
- October 10, 2026
- Police station
- Parappana Agrahara police registered a case
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