Three arrested for printing counterfeit currency in Coimbatore
Three men were arrested in Coimbatore for printing counterfeit currency notes. The police seized 184 fake ₹200 notes and a currency printing machine during a search of a nursery owner's residence. Authorities are currently searching for a key suspect who supplied the printing equipment.
- ▪The arrests occurred on May 17, 2026, in the Kurichi housing unit.
- ▪Police seized counterfeit notes with a total face value of ₹36,800.
- ▪The printing machinery was supplied by a suspect named Kajamaideen alias Hakkim.
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The police on Sunday (May 17, 2026) arrested three men on charge of printing counterfeit currency notes at a house in Kurichi housing unit in Coimbatore. The police are on the lookout for a key suspect, who supplied the machine used for printing the fake currency notes.Acting on a specific information received by Deputy Commissioner of Police G. Karthikeyan regarding the hoarding of synthetic drugs and fake currency, a special police team searched the residence of Saddam Hussain (29), a nursery owner, on Sunday.During the search, the police seized 184 counterfeit notes of ₹200 denomination, with a total face value of ₹36,800.
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