Three arrested with fake Rs 2000 notes

MOHALI: Three people were arrested with fake Rs 2000 currency notes amounting to Rs 4200,000 in Mohali. Vishakha Verma, an MBA student, her B Tech cousin Abhinav Verma and their property dealer friend Suman Nagpal were caught in a car with fake notes. Mohali SP said post-demonetisation, the accused had begun printing fake Rs 2000 notes. The accused were on their way to dupe a gullible customer when their car was intercepted. Investigations revealed that the property dealer used to look for gullible people, interested in exchanging banned notes, and charged 30 per cent commission of the total amount. They would give the victims fake currency notes in return.