Overview
- A joint operation by Bidhannagar police units recovered about Rs 2.2 crore in cash from a rented guest house in New Town, which began Monday night and continued into the early hours.
- Seven people found at the premises, including a woman, have been detained and are being questioned with police planning to produce them in court and seek custody for further probing.
- Officers also seized multiple vehicles — including vans described as resembling cash‑carrying/ATM vans — a scooter, laptops, mobile phones, cash‑counting machines, documents and small quantities of gold.
- Investigators say the probe is at a preliminary stage and will use forensic analysis of phones, laptops and paperwork to test suspected links to hawala transfers and proceeds from cyber‑fraud.
- Police say the flat had been rented months earlier and was presented as a call‑centre or guest house, a pattern often used to move unaccounted cash, and the case could lead to broader money‑laundering inquiries under specialist laws.