Overview
- Police recovered roughly 3 kilograms of gold jewellery from the Nadia district homes of Tina Bhowmik Saha, a Zilla Parishad member described as a close associate of former Bidhannagar mayor Sabyasachi Dutta.
- That haul, which police recovered on Tuesday during late‑night searches after leads from Dutta’s interrogation, is valued at about Rs 4–4.4 crore according to official estimates.
- Investigators say the new recovery will be combined with earlier seizures of about 3.5 kg of gold from Dutta’s flat and bank locker, bringing the total to roughly 6 kg of gold along with silver items that are being inventoried against purchase receipts.
- Prosecutors have asked to add provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act to the case, a move that shifted parts of the probe to the Special Court in Barasat and signals prosecutors intend to press corruption-related charges alongside extortion allegations.
- Police have questioned Saha and are searching for her after reports she and her husband were not at home during the raids, and the wider inquiry is expected to include more questioning of associates and further searches as officials trace the alleged money trail.