The run of Two BBM graduates,
including a girl hailing from the district headquarters town of Devanagree in
Karnataka who cheated shopkeepers in rural areas by using fake currency
with face value of Rs 200 ended after they were nabbed by Udupi district police
They printed currency on their own after learning from tutorials on YouTube and
purchased a printer through online for the purpose.
Thanks to an alert shopkeeper, who grew suspicious about the
notes and dialed police to inform the same. The karkalla rural police, headed
by sub inspector Naseer Hussain, arrested them on Wednesday evening.
The arrested persons have
been identified as Chethan Gowda, 23, a resident of PB Road, Davanagere and his
girlfriend Arpita P Navale, a resident of JC Road, Chennagiri taluk, Davanagere.
Police have seized one suv, four fake notes, printer and other material used
for printing fake notes. Interestingly, Arpita was supposed to join MBA course at Davangere on Thursday.
According to police the duo
who were in relationship, had completed their graduation together Soon after
their studies in order to earn money without any hard work, they stuck to the idea of
printing fake notes. Both mastered the art of printing through YouTube videos
and later they purchased a printer through e-commerce website.
Police explained they had
started to print fake currency notes and using it from the past 45 days. Over a
period, they had travelled in an SUV to various place to check whether notes
will be accepted or not. They chose rural areas and used it only in petty or
small shops. Once they gained confidence, they travelled to Dharwad, Mysuru and
many other places. “They used to go to small shops and buy goods worth Rs 50
and hand over Rs 200 fake currency. This was their modus operandi," said
the investigating officer. So far they have used more than 200 fake currency notes
in various places, reveals investigation.
However, their run ended on
Wednesday. The duo had come to Udupi on similar intention and had used fake
currency notes in various places. A chemist in Kedinje village, who grew
suspicious about Rs 200 currency, took it to nearby bank to check if it’s genuine, only to learn that it was fake. Soon, he alerted local
Karkala police station and gave details about accused. Chethan and Arpita had
purchased a ice cream worth Rs 43 at his medical shop. The accused had also
used fake notes at shops in Belman and Santhurkopla. They were arrested near
kaup.
Police said they have been booked and produced before court. Chethan is handed over to police custody for further interrogation, while Arpita is sent to judicial custody.
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