250 fake Indian notes seized in Kolkata

Kolkata: Fake Indian currency notes totalling Rs500,000 was seized and one person was arrested in central Kolkata on Monday, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, the city police's Special Task Force  personnel challenged a resident of Malda district, Mujibur Sk, in the Esplanade area and seized 250 fake notes of Rs2,000 denomination from him.

The accused is to be presented at the court on Tuesday.