India, July 30 -- Police on Wednesday seized around Rs.28.5 crore in cash and 15 kg of gold bars worth about Rs.20 crore from the house of a retired government bus driver in Deucha village of West Bengal's Birbhum district after a 20-hour search, officials said.

The house owner, Minar Mondal, is being questioned, said a police officer.

The officer added, "During preliminary interrogation, he told police that the cash and gold belonged to his brother-in-law, Tulu Mondal alias Mohd Nazibuddin, who was arrested in a murder case in 2022 and later questioned by central agencies over alleged links to illegal stone, sand and coal trades."

"Tulu Mondal was released on bail in the murder case. He has been absconding since May. He used to operat...