An individual was arrested for giving 5000 rupee counterfeit notes to pay compensation in a case heard in the Mahiyangana District Court.

The suspect is a 39-year-old resident of Giradurukotte.He had paid a sum of 21,000 rupees to the court and it was revealed that out of that sum, 5000 rupees were counterfeit notes.

Meanwhile, a couple was arrested for giving a 5000 rupee counterfeit note to a shop in the Galpatha area.The police said that during further questioning of the suspects, 11 more counterfeit 5000 rupees notes and a printer used to print the notes in the house located in Kalutara South Police division were also taken into custody.

The couple aged 47 are residents of Kalutara.