A Bangladeshi national was arrested in Perumbavoor after counterfeit currency was seized from his possession, police said on Thursday. Investigations revealed that he had been living illegally in India for the past 18 years, they said.
Selim Mondal , a native of Alipur in Bangladesh, was initially arrested last week in connection with a theft on a train. During a joint raid by the Ernakulam Rural Police and Alappuzha Railway Police, officials recovered 17 counterfeit ₹500 notes from his rented house in Perumbavoor.
Although Mondal initially claimed he was from Murshidabad, West Bengal, he later admitted his real identity during an interrogation led by Ernakulam Rural District Police Chief Vaibhav Saxena, police said.
