Iranian arrested

KOCHI: An Iranian national was arrested on charge of possessing counterfeit currency notes by the City Police. Abdul Al-Najadi, of Iranian nationality and staying in Kuwait, was picked up from a leading hotel in the city after he reportedly paid for a body massage service with fake notes. He is the operations manager of the Kuwait-based Mawaqaa National Web Solutions Company and came to the city to supervise Webna Web Solutions, the unit started by the company at Cherthala Infopark. He reached the city on tourist visa on June 18 and was staying at a leading hotel here. The hotel authorities alerted the police after they were suspicious about the currency notes given by him.