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Rs 3.2cr blue drum haul: I-T dept scans Maha links, investments | Prayagraj News


Prayagraj: With the counting of Rs 3.2 crore recovered from three blue drums buried in a field in Baraipur Rampur village of Nawabganj complete, investigators have turned their focus to tracing the money trail, including the two brothers’ financial dealings and investments in Maharashtra, where they had worked before returning to their native village. I-T officials and police have launched separate investigations to trace the source of the cash. They also resumed the excavatiion at the plot on Sunday, suspecting that more currency could be buried there.Police are also gathering details of land allegedly purchased by the brothers in Prayagraj, Pratapgarh and other districts after their return from Maharashtra in 2019. Villagers told investigators that after returning from Pune and Mumbai, the duo had purchased plots, vehicles and jewellery.DCP (Ganga Nagar) Sonam Kumar told TOI that police were also questioning the landowners, Rajesh Yadav and his brother Rakesh Yadav alias Mahakal, to gather more information about the recovery. Joint teams were collecting details of their other investments, including property purchases, funds, shares and connections in Maharashtra.However, the questioning of the two brothers has so far failed to yield any significant clues about the source of the cash found in the drums.Investigators said the duo had repeatedly changed their statements, allegedly attempting to mislead the joint teams and further complicating efforts to trace the source of the cash. Each new version, they said, has added to the mystery surrounding the recovery.On Wednesday night, three blue drums were found buried in a field owned by Rakesh and Rajesh. Following the recovery, the house was sealed and both men were questioned about the cash. Initially, they admitted ownership of the money but later retracted their claim.

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