Belagavi, March 17 -- Police in Karnataka's Belgavi district have arrested eight persons, including two police constables from Maharashtra, for allegedly tricking people by using chemicals and black paint to transform plain white paper into what appeared to be genuine currency notes.

The Gokak City police on Tuesday raided a house near the Hanuman temple in Gokak city, and busted the gang. One person is still at large, they said.

As per Superintendent of Police K Ramarajan, "In the Gokak police station limits of Belgaum district, 'money doubling' criminals were arrested. This crime involved property cheating. Three accused from Gokak were in touch with an individual named Jayashri Babu from Maharashtra, who used forgeries to cheat peopl...