Two persons were today arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly stealing Rs 68.2 lakh in cash they were carrying from a client to the manager of a company where they were working as drivers.
Two drivers - Ajay Mishra and Manish Pathak - were arrested from their Haridebpur residence and Rs 52 lakh were recovered from them, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.
As per the complaint the owner of the organisation, Dipak Agarwal lodged at Shakespeare Police Station on Wednesday, the two drivers have fled with the amount which they were carrying to his office from a client, he said.
"Out of the Rs 52 lakh recovered, Rs 11.25 lakh are in new currencies and the rest Rs 41 lakh are in old currencies. Both have admitted to their crime," the officer said.
The remaining part of the stolen money would also be found, he said.
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