Crores in cash, gold recovered from former govt bus driver's home in Bengal
A former government bus driver-turned-stone businessman has landed under the police scanner after officials recovered several crores in cash and kilograms of gold from his
A former government bus driver-turned-stone businessman has landed under the police scanner after officials recovered several crores in cash and kilograms of gold from his residence in West Bengal during a search operation on Wednesday. The businessman, identified as Minar Mondal, is a stone trader from West Bengal’s Birbhum district and a relative of local businessman Tulu Mondal.
Police sources said multiple trunks and note-counting machines were brought into Mondal's residence as officers began counting the cash recovered during the search. Read Full Story The counting process was still underway and officials said the exact amount seized would be known only after it was completed, a process expected to continue till the evening.
Sources added that several kilograms of gold were also recovered from the premises. Visuals from the spot showed a heavy police presence outside the house as the search operation continued. Police said Mondal was employed as a government bus driver before leaving the job a few years ago to assist his relative in the stone trade.
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