Coimbatore City Police have asked the public to be cautious as counterfeit currency notes are in circulation. The police said that in the recent past two incidents had come to their notice. In the first incident, a railway employee was found in possession of 15 counterfeit currency notes of Rs. 1,000 denominations, which came to light when he went to a bank to send money to his relatives. In the second incident, a car owner who tried to pay for fuel was found tendering a counterfeit Rs. 1,000 note. Enquiries with the car owner revealed that he got the note from an ATM in Kerala. The police asked public to be cautious while dealing in Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes and asked commercial establishment owners and employees to be aware of the safety features in currencies.
The Hindu
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