Birbhum police raid aides of absconding stone quarry kingpin Tulu Mondal
Birbhum police raided homes and offices of associates of absconding stone quarry kingpin Md Nazibuddin alias Tulu Mondal.
Police seized 15kg of gold bars and ₹28.05 crore from Mondal's cousin's home; her husband, a retired state bus driver, was arrested.
Mondal's nephew SK Wasim was arrested from Siliguri while trying to flee to Nepal.
Police froze ₹93 crore in Mondal's bank accounts, seized 242 vehicles including dumpers and Audi/BMW cars, and sealed 21 properties.
Police suspect Mondal's illegal quarry business deprived the state of revenue worth hundreds of crores; he charged ₹2,500–3,000 per overloaded truck and underpaid government taxes.
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