Agartala, April 24 -- In a major development that has sent shockwaves through Tripura's administrative circles, state police have detained a Mumbai-based relative of an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer after seizing nearly Rs 60 lakh in cash at Agartala Railway Station.

The accused, Rajendra Chintaman Kaklij, reportedly the maternal uncle of South Tripura Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Gaurav Ravindra Wagh, was intercepted on Thursday afternoon before entering the designated platform. Authorities recovered Rs 59,94,500 in cash from his possession, raising serious questions about the source of the funds.

The case has intensified with multiple detentions, including DFO Wagh, Kaklij, a forest guard, and the official driver of the DFO's...