Surat Watch

Fake note
Officials of the the Shahpore branch of the Bank of Baroda lodged a complaint against a person, who tried to deposit a counterfeit note in the bank on Monday, the Chowk Bazaar police said. The complaint was lodged against one Narottambhai L Patel, an employee of the J J School at Shahpore, who tried to deposit a fake Rs 500 note along with a bundle of other notes in the bank, the police added. A case under section 489 a has been registered at the Chowk Bazaar police station and is being investigated.

Vehicle theft
The Chowk Bazaar police have registered a case of vehicle theft on Tuesday, after Rajendra Tekar, a resident of Subhashnagar beside Udhna Yard, lodged a complaint on Tuesday morning in the police station. Tekar told the police that he had parked his scooter GJ 5 DD 6969 in the parking lot of Surat Municipal Corporation at Muglisara, from where it was stolen on Monday evening. The police have registered a case under section 379 and are investigating.