CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: In Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district, the scope of the investigation is steadily widening after cash worth crores of rupees was found buried inside a house. During a police raid in Baraipur Ramnagar village under the Nawabganj area, bundles of Rs 500 notes were recovered from three drums. According to initial estimates, their value is said to be around Rs 4 to Rs 5 crore. Search operations are now being carried out at other locations as well. Information has emerged about four more boxes being found, after which investigative agencies have stepped up their activity.
The house and the surrounding land are being examined closely. In view of suspicions that cash or other items may have been hidden underground, the land is being checked with the help of radar technology. Police are trying to determine where the cash came from, when it was hidden underground and for what purpose. Considering the seriousness of the matter, a team from the Income Tax Department has also joined the investigation. Information is being gathered from the authorities concerned to count the notes and trace their source. Four people have been detained and questioned in the case.
Preliminary investigation has also brought to light details of old financial transactions linked to a firm in Pune. However, there has been no official confirmation yet of the actual source of the recovered amount or any link it may have with criminal activity. Investigative agencies are examining all aspects.
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