Five with counterfeit notes arrested

Sandasen Marasinghe

Kekirawa Police arrested five suspects on Saturday with counterfeit notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 1,000 and Rs. 500 denominations totalling all Rs 86,000. Police Spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakody told the Daily News that the fake notes had been printed by two women in Mahawa and Talawa.

The women were in their thirties. Police also seized the computer and other equipment needed to print the fake notes in the possession of the two women suspects. The Police said that three persons came in a three-wheeler had attempted to buy goods from a shop in Himbutuwewa, Kekirawa with one Rs 1,000 counterfeit note and the owner (female) of the shop had informed of the crime to the Kekirawa Police.

Kekirawa Police taking prompt action arrested the three suspects of which one was the three-wheeler driver.

The Police also took the Rs 1,000 fake note from the shop keeper. The Police then seized 12 Rs 1,000 fake notes and 48 Rs 500 fake notes from the possession of the suspects.

Conducting further investigations the Police arrested two women suspects in Mahawa and Thalawa who allegedly printed the counterfeit notes.

The Police seized three fake notes of Rs 2,000, two fake notes of Rs 1,000 and 31 fake notes of Rs 500.

They also seized a paper containing six Rs 1,000 fake notes not yet separated and papers containing Rs 500 fake notes. Kekirawa Police are conducting further investigations.