Story filed by Lipika Roy with inputs from Mithun Baruah
MARGHERITA: In a major development, the Rajputana Rifles, Tipong in a joint operation with Tinsukia police recovered approximately Rs 47, 50,000 in cash from Tinsukia district of Assam late yesterday night.
The amount of cash was recovered from a house of a person named Jagdish Chauhan, a resident of Ledo bazar.
According to source, police started the investigation around 10 pm and continues till 12 am.
However, police did not specify any details of the recovered funds.
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Furthermore, it has yet to determine whether the amount of cash recovered is legal or illegal.
The joint operation was conducted based on a specific information.
Besides a grocery store, the Chauhan have two shop of dried fish.
Chauhan was also arrested by the police before on suspicion of having links with ULFA-I.