NUWAKOT: A counterfeit note of Rs 500 denomination was found in Nuwakot District Administration Office (DAO).

The note was collected at the DAO in the form of passport revenue.

According to Ramji Lamsal, Accountant at the DAO, the note was discovered as fake while the DAO was depositing the day's revenue collection in the local branch of Nepal Bank Limited, when it was being counted in a machine.

The note that was found on Friday carries the number (46) 036860 and also includes the security seal as in a real note.