Prayagraj: Police recovered three drums packed with currency notes from Baraipur Rampur village in the Nawabganj area on Wednesday night and launched an investigation into the source of the cash.DCP (Trans-Ganga) Sonam Kumar said the drums were found hidden in a field owned by Rakesh Yadav and Rajesh Yadav. Both men are being questioned regarding the recovered money.Acting on a tip-off, two special teams led by ACP Phulpur and ACP Soraon cordoned off the village and carried out an extensive search operation that lasted over four hours. The entire exercise was videographed.The police deposited the currency in the police malkhana and informed the department concerned to undertake counting of the notes.“The exact amount recovered will be known once the counting is completed,” the DCP said.
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