Five persons arrested for circulation of counterfeit currency in Vellore

A police team nabbed five accused who were circulating counterfeit currency of ₹500 denomination in Vellore. | Photo credit: Special arrangement

The Gudiyatham town police in Vellore on Sunday arrested five persons for circulating counterfeit currency of ₹500 denomination in the area.

Police identified the arrested persons as Mohammed Rafiq, 48, Ahmed, 56, Kamaraj, 32, Gopal, 51, and Babu, 59. They are residents of Gudiyatham and Ambur towns.

Initial investigation revealed that the key suspect Rafiq runs a hotel in Karanampettai near Gudiyatham town. Ordered groceries through online delivery services. When Rafiq received the items, he paid ₹1,000 in cash to the delivery man.

The police said the delivery man was suspicious about the currencies and informed the Gudiyatham police, who were checking the hotel run by Rafiq. Police seized 50,000 counterfeit currency of ₹500 denomination from the hotel.

Based on the information provided by Rafiq, the police searched the premises of the other gang members and found another ₹100,000 in counterfeit currency of ₹500 denomination. Police seized a total of ₹1.5 million in counterfeit currency from the gang.

Police said the gang told them they were getting the counterfeit currency from agents in West Bengal. A case has been registered. Later, the gang members were lodged in Vellore Central Jail. A probe is underway.

Police said this is the second such incident in the area after KV Kuppam police near Katpadi arrested two persons for circulating fake currency of ₹100 denomination at TASMAC store in October this year.

Published – 01 Nov 2026 19:12 IST