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Cash trolley recovered from abandoned brick kiln in Bengal's Durgapur

Cash trolley recovered from abandoned brick kiln in Bengal's Durgapur
Cash worth Rs 50 lakh recovered from trolley in brick kiln in Bengal's Durgapur · thehansindia.com

Police officers found a small cart full of money in an old, empty brick-making building in a town called Durgapur in West Bengal.

The cart held more than 48 lakh rupees in cash, which is a very large amount of money.

The police were looking for money stolen from a man named Manoranjan Pal.

Mr. Pal owns a rice mill and lives in a village called Gaurbazar in Bankura district.

He told police that thieves broke into his house on August 1 and took a cart full of money.

He also said some gold ornaments were stolen at the same time.

The police got a secret tip and went to the brick kiln at night, where they found the cart.

But the police are not sure yet if this money is the same money taken from Mr. Pal's house.

They are still investigating who left the cart there and when.

Key facts

Cash recovered
More than Rs 48 lakh in a trolley (Rs 50 lakh per the headline)
Recovery location
Abandoned brick kiln, Chandradanga, Durgapur, West Bengal
Police station
Faridpur Police Station, Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate
Date of raid
Tuesday night, reported by police on Wednesday
Reported theft date
August 1
Complainant
Manoranjan Pal, rice mill owner, Gaurbazar village, Bankura district
Also allegedly stolen
Gold ornaments (as alleged by the complainant)
Case status
Ongoing; link between the cash and the robbery unconfirmed

Quotes

Senior officer of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate

Police official involved in the investigation

“Investigation is on to determine whether the money kept in that abandoned brick kiln was stolen from the house of the complainant or it came from any other source.”
thehansindia.com

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