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.
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. I-T officials and police have launched separate investigations to trace the source of the cash.
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.
They also resumed the excavatiion at the plot on Sunday, suspecting that more currency could be buried there.