Bengal police seize Rs 28.5 crore cash, 15 kg gold, arrest

Police in West Bengal's Birbhum district have arrested a retired government bus driver and seized an estimated 50 crore rupees in cash and gold from his residence, marking one of the state's largest recent financial recoveries. The operation culminated on the morning of Thursday, July 30, 2026, with the arrest of Minar Mondal following an intensive search that began the previous afternoon.

Officers recovered approximately 28.5 crore rupees in cash and 15 kilograms of gold bars from Mondal's two-story house in Deucha village under the Mohammad Bazar police station. The volume of currency was so large that police had to bring in multiple note-counting machines from a local bank to complete the tally. The seized assets were later transported in iron trunks.

Birbhum Superintendent of Police Vidit Raj Bhundesh stated the operation stemmed from information gathered after the arrest of seven suspected robbers on Tuesday, July 28. Their disclosures led investigators to Mondal's residence late Tuesday, prompting the prolonged search. During questioning, Mondal allegedly confessed that the money and gold belonged to an organized syndicate led by his brother-in-law, Muhammad Najibuddin,...