Mumbai police have cautioned shopkeepers across the city after Crime Branch officers arrested two for circulating fake currency. Asabullah Shaikh, 28, a carpenter, circulated fake currency through small shops and street-side hawkers in Mumbai and Thane. Crime branch on February 27 arrested him and Asmi Karmkar, 33, for circulating Rs 4 lakh in fake currency.

According to the police, accused Karmkar would travel to Mumbai with the fake currency from West Bengal and hand it over to Shaikh, who then brought it into circulation here.