‘Reverse Bank of India’: Fake currency with ‘for movie shooting only’ leaves police baffled in Karnataka

Karnataka Police recover fake Rs 500 note stash, turns out to be movie prop

Police in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district were left scratching their heads after recovering a stash of fake Rs 500 currency notes from a rented house in Dandeli, clearly marked "for movie shooting purpose only." The counterfeit notes, printed on shiny paper, carried deliberate inaccuracies such as “Reverse Bank of India” instead of “Reserve Bank of India,” lacked the RBI governor’s signature, and featured zeroes in place of serial numbers.…

‘Reverse Bank of India’: Fake currency with ‘for movie shooting only’ leaves police baffled in Karnataka

The counterfeit notes bore the label “Reverse Bank of India”, a spoof on the official “Reserve Bank of India.”

Cops raid rented house in Karnataka, find Rs 500 'Reverse Bank of India' notes

The police raided a rented house in Dandeli, Uttara Kannada, uncovering suspicious currency. The currency was a stash of Rs 500 notes marked ‘for movie shooting’.

The perpetrators, who were caught by the National Bureau of Investigation, produced more than 500 counterfeit banknotes.

Film Prop Or Fake? Bundles Of ₹500 Notes Labeled ‘For Shooting Purposes’ Seized In Karnataka’s Dandeli

A raid in Uttara Kannada district’s Dandeli town on Tuesday evening left police baffled after bundles of ₹500 notes suspected to be film prop currency were discovered in a rented house in Gandhinagar. Acting on a specific tip-off, local police seized the suspicious notes along with a money-counting machine. Upon initial inspection, the notes lacked standard security features seen on genuine Indian currency including the Reserve Bank of India (RB…