The Freedom Press
Kharagpur Nov 04: The Government Railway Police (GRP) here on Wednesday seized cash worth approximately ₹1.40 crore from a passenger at Kharagpur railway station in West Bengal. The passenger, identified as Rahul Soni, was reportedly intercepted shortly after alighting from a Jan Shatabdi Express while heading towards the Howrah side.
During a search of his bag, railway police personnel allegedly recovered bundles of currency notes amounting to ₹1.40 crore. The passenger was detained, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the cash and the purpose for which it was being transported.
A video circulating on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) shows Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and other officials recovering bundles of currency notes from a passenger’s bag at Kharagpur railway station in West Bengal. The footage claims that cash worth approximately ₹1.40 crore was seized from a passenger identified as Rahul Soni, who had reportedly arrived by Jan Shatabdi Express
