Fake currency notes seized from a college student in Odisha

The student was trying to exchange one such fake Rs 500 note at a shop at Sunagadia area and was caught by locals.

A college student in possession of fake currency notes who was allegedly trying to circulate them has been arrested from Mayurbhanj district, the police said on Friday.

The student was trying to exchange one such fake Rs 500 note at a shop at Sunagadia area and was caught by locals. (PTI Representative Photo)

Acting on a tip-off, the police on Thursday arrested the accused, a student of Baripada College.

The police recovered 21 fake notes of Rs 500 denomination from him, said Baripada Town police station inspector in-charge Amit Kumar Biswal.

The student was trying to exchange one such fake Rs 500 note at a shop at Sunagadia area and was caught by locals.

The student told the police that he got the fake notes from a friend who is a resident of Patia in Bhubaneshwar.