The shop owner, who gladly accepted the new Rs 2000 currency note, became suspicious in the afternoon and shared the details with his son. Both went to a bank branch, where the officials claimed it was a coloured photocopy of the original currency note. Yadav lodged a complaint with the Kotwali police.Inspector Verma said the victim could not identify the perpetrators, but claimed that there were four children with school bags on their shoulders. "We have taken up the matter for investigation. No case was registered as legally, one requires at least 5 fake currency notes to proceed with a case of counterfeiting," Verma added.

Source: Times of India November 17, 2016 17:26 UTC