Youth held with fake currency

A 19-year-old man has been arrested with fake currency notes having face value of Rs three lakh from the heart of the city, police said today.

The STF of Kolkata Police acting on a tip off arrested the youth from Ho Chi Minh Sarani at around 10 pm last night when he was about to deliver them to a courier.

The STF is interrogating the youth, who hails from Malda which has become the transit point for circulation of fake currency in the state.