BAHRAICH, April 4 -- Four individuals were arrested for allegedly printing and circulating counterfeit currency, Khairighat police said on Saturday.

The accused were using a colour printer to produce fake Rs.500 notes and luring unsuspecting people by offering three counterfeit notes in exchange for one genuine note, they added.

Those arrested were identified as Hariram Lodh, 42, and Arjun, 19, both from Bahraich, and Gurucharan Singh alias Vijay, 44, and Sakim alias Suraj, 35, both from Lakhimpur Kheri.

A case was registered at Khairighat police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). All four were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody. Police said Gurucharan Singh has a criminal histor...