Omani cop in dock for having Rs402,000 in counterfeit currency

Dubai - He converted the counterfeit Indian currency into dirhams at a money exchange in Abu Hail, Dubai.

A policeman has been brought to trial for allegedly possessing counterfeit Indian rupees with the intent of circulating. The 37-year-old Omani cop has been charged in the Court of First Instance with possession of Rs402,000.
The case dates back to October 20, last year.
An Indian supervisor at a money exchange in Abu Hail, Dubai, said in the public prosecution investigation that the defendant visited them that day and handed over Rs402,000.
"We converted it into local currency for him, and he got Dh22,914. However, the following day when the cash was scanned with a special detector at our headquarters, we found it was counterfeit."
According to the criminal evidence report, the bills the defendant possessed were counterfeit, but so close to original that it could fool anybody, even those working in the money exchange field.
The accused reportedly admitted in the investigation that the individual caught on camera at the exchange office's CCTV was him. The court has adjourned the hearing to August 23.
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