1 crore 40 lakh taka was recovered yesterday from the office of a non-governmental organization in Ballygunge (Bullygunje). Within 24 hours of the incident, the Kolkata Police recovered a huge amount of money from Gariahat. According to police sources, more than one crore taka has been recovered so far. Counting is still going on.
Today, Kolkata Police detained a Honda City car in front of a shopping mall in Gariahat. Kolkata police searched the car after receiving information from secret sources. This vehicle was going from Park Circus towards Gariahat. Two people including the driver were present in the car at that time. During the search, the Kolkata Police recovered a bag of bundles of money from the vehicle.
The two people present in the car could not give any answer about the source of this money. Then the car was seized and two people were taken to the police station. The work of counting money is still going on. According to the latest sources, one crore rupees have been recovered so far. Initially, the police think that this money is hawala. That money was being smuggled in a Honda City car. The police are interrogating the arrested two people about where this money was being taken.
Calcutta police recovered crores of rupees after searching Barabazar area two weeks ago. Later, the police also recovered a large amount of money from Boubazar area. 1 crore 40 lakh rupees was recovered in Ballyganj yesterday. Within 24 hours of this incident, more than crores of rupees were recovered in the city of Kolkata.