Police Unravel Bizarre Counterfeit Currency Scheme

Fake Rs 500 notes, marked for 'movie shooting purpose only', were found in Dandeli by Dakshina Kannada police. The discovery was made in a rented house occupied by a tenant from Goa. The counterfeit bills lacked essential details and were printed for theatrical uses, sparking a search for the occupant.

In a peculiar discovery, the Dakshina Kannada police stumbled upon counterfeit Rs 500 notes marked 'movie shooting purpose only' during a search in Dandeli. The fake notes were uncovered at a rented residence in Gandhinagar, where a Goa native, Arshad Khan, had been residing.

The investigation was triggered when owner Noorjan Jhunjuwadkar noticed Khan's unexplained absence for a month. Authorities seized the counterfeit currency and a money-counting machine from the property.

The phony bills, bearing 'Reverse Bank of India' and a gleaming paper finish, lacked standard features like the RBI governor's signature. Police are now actively searching for Khan to shed light on this mysterious counterfeit operation.

(With inputs from agencies.)