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Fake currency scams are targeting shop owners in Edappal and Changaramkulangara.
57 counterfeit notes, papers and printer seized.
New Delhi: More than a decade after he fled the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key accused in the 2013 Kasaragod fake currency racket following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates. Moideenabha Ummer Beary, alias Moideen, who had been on the run since
The swamis retraced their journey to help police zero in on Kishore Kumar, a concrete worker whose brother-in-law was arrested by Mangaluru Police in August 2024 for printing and distributing counterfeit Rs 500 notes.
The accused, Pavaratty native Justin, has allegedly used the notes he printed for six months.
Police suspect the notes might have been used by real estate players to dupe people by putting up a show of wealth.
According to Alappuzha South Police, the incident came into light when a person handed over seven fake notes that he got from Edathua Agriculture Officer M Jishamol to a bank.
Mithun Vishwambharan, 33, had been on the run after escaping from the police custody while being taken out in handcuff for evidence-collection.
Kunneparambu Thomas, originally of Athirampuzha in Kottayam district, was rearrested by a police team led by Crime Branch SP KM Sabu Mathew and DySP S Amminikuttan.
What the NIIST team has done is develop fluorescent material that would look white or off-white to the naked eye.
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