Two arrested for paying with forged currency notes

By Dinasena Ratugamage

The Kopay Police have arrested a man wanted for distributing forged Rs 1,000 and Rs 5,000 currency notes.The 27-year-old suspect was taken in on Wednesday (10) after he tendered forged five Rs 1,000 currency notes for goods purchased from shops in the vicinity of the Nallur kovil.

The arrest was made consequent to an arrest made by Kankesanthurai police. The suspect had paid with two Rs 5,000 notes at Ilawali and Thellipalai, police said.