Sri Lanka police bust fake Indian currency racket

Two persons have been arrested in Sri Lanka for printing fake Indian currency, police said on Monday.

Following information received by the Crime Investigation Department (CID), two people were arrested on Saturday, spokesman and Assistant Superintendent Ruwan Gunasekera said. The two from the Colombo suburbs of Ja-Ela and Wattala were found to be exchanging fake Indian currency notes with genuine notes, police said.

Police have recovered 25 fake currency notes of Rs 1,000 denomination from the first person and another 156 fake currency notes of Rs 1,000 denomination from the second person.