Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) A huge amount of money was recovered in Kolkata on Tuesday ahead of the Assembly elections. About Rs 19 lakh was seized from the Shyambazar area of north Kolkata.
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, said a senior officer of Kolkata Police.
Investigators are trying to find out where the money was being brought from and where and to whom it was being taken. Raids are also being carried out in different places in Kolkata before the elections.
A huge amount of money has already been recovered in raids carried out in several places in the state.
The West Bengal Assembly Election will be held in the districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata, on April 29.
Strict surveillance and raids are being carried out to prevent money and weapons from entering the state from outside and to prevent the entry of miscreants.
Raids were held in the Shyambazar area this morning. Central forces, the Static Surveillance Team (SST) team and Burtolla police station officers were searching various vehicles.
According to the police, a vehicle was seized, and a search was carried out. The investigators became suspicious after seeing the two passengers in the vehicle.
“They had a black leather bag. When the bag was opened, money came out in droves. After that, the investigators arrested the two passengers. During the initial interrogation, the two youths could not provide any receipts or correct information about the money. After that, they were taken to the police station,” said the senior police officer.
The names of the two arrested persons are Sajidur Rahman and Vivek Ojha. The total amount of money recovered is Rs 19 lakh 94 thousand 500. Each note is of Rs 500.
It is learned that Sajidur Rahman’s house is in Janaki Nagar of Kaliganj police station in Nadia district. Vivek Ojha’s house is in Salkia in Howrah district.
Nodal officer of Shyampukur 166 Assembly constituency, Shibbrata Roy, was present when the money was seized.
Recently, the Central Bureau of Investigation conducted a raid in the Behala area of South Kolkata. More than Rs 1 crore in cash was recovered from the house of a company boss.
A huge amount of money was also recovered during raids at the West Bengal-Assam border.
–IANS
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