A surprise discovery was made by police in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, when a routine check to trace two men who had posted videos brandishing pistols on social media led to the recovery of Rs 3 crore cash from a locked cupboard at the house of one of them, a taxi driver.
Saurabh Ahirwar and his brother had allegedly posted videos with pistols on an Instagram reel, prompting the police to pick up their trail. When a police team reached Ahirwar’s home, hoping to find a pistol, they spotted a locked cupboard. However, no pistol was recovered from the house.
According to Sagar Superintendent of Police Anurag Sujania, when the police team asked the family members to open the cupboard, they claimed they didn’t have the key. The police then broke the lock of the almirah, leading to the recovery of unaccounted cash amounting to more than Rs 3 crore stuffed in bags.
The police are currently investigating the accounts of certain criminals who posted videos with weapons on social media. As part of the campaign, police searched the homes of two young men who uploaded similar videos with weapons on their Instagram accounts. The police are screening all criminal elements who frequently upload photos or videos of themselves brandishing pistols or weapons on their Instagram profiles.
Ahirwar’s brother works as a three-wheeler driver. Both brothers claim that the money was kept by a relative who identified himself as Ramesh Ahirwar. They claimed the relative kept the money in the cupboard around 8-9 years ago. An investigation is underway, with further investigation to follow, according to the police officer.
