The Annamayya district police on Monday arrested three persons and seized fake currency notes in denominations of ₹500 and ₹200, near a weekly shandy at Madanapalle.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Madanapalle) A. Ravi Manohar Achari and Circle Inspector (II Town) S. Murali Krishna said that a special team was formed after receiving a tip-off that a gang using fake currency notes was active in the region. As part of their investigation, police detected that the gang was targeting illiterate villagers at shandies.
During an inspection at the Madanapalle shandy, the police team identified three persons who were moving around suspiciously and took them into custody. A few counterfeit currency notes were recovered from their possession, it is learnt.
