Councillor held from Sealdah stn with Rs 20L

  • | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

KOLKATA: A councillor of Titagarh Municipality was arrested from Sealdah station on Wednesday with Rs 20 lakh cash that he could not account for. The notes were of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 denominations and they totaled Rs 20 lakh. Titagarh Municipality chairman Prashanta Chowdhury, however, said that he wasn't aware of the incident. Among old and used clothes, a bundle of currency notes was found. Nazir Khan had travelled to Sealdah from New Delhi by Duronto Express and the cash was found in his luggage during a routine RPF check.

KOLKATA: A councillor of Titagarh Municipality was arrested from Sealdah station on Wednesday with Rs 20 lakh cash that he could not account for. Nazir Khan had travelled to Sealdah from New Delhi by Duronto Express and the cash was found in his luggage during a routine RPF check."The special task force of the RPF under inspector Ajay Shankar was checking passengers of the Duronto Express that reached platform 9A at 4.05pm. A man with a trolley bag was asked to reveal the contents. When he failed to comply and could not give a satisfactory reply, the contents were checked. Among old and used clothes, a bundle of currency notes was found. The notes were of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 denominations and they totaled Rs 20 lakh. He could not provide any document authorizing him to carry such a huge amount of cash," an RPF officer said. Titagarh Municipality chairman Prashanta Chowdhury, however, said that he wasn't aware of the incident. "I thought it happened somewhere else," he said.On Friday, the STF nabbed Habibur Rahaman, a 29-year-old resident of Harishchandrapur, for being allegedly involved in a currency counterfeiting gang. Fake currency of face value Rs 2 lakh was seized from the accused.Also arrested on Friday was Asish Gupta, a driver of a Maruti omni van, during a naka check near airport gate No. 1. He was carrying coins amounting to Rs 1.3 lakhs, in 13 sacks.

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