“Unaccounted” cash amounting to around Rs 250 crore is expected to be recovered through searches being conducted by the income-tax department against a Odisha-based distillery group and entities linked to it, official sources said on Friday.

The raids launched against Boudh Distillery Private Limited on Wednesday are still continuing and cash amounting to more than Rs 200 crore has so far been recovered. The total recovery could be around Rs 250 crore, the sources said.

Three dozen counting machines have been deployed by the tax department. Since the machines are of a limited capacity, the counting is progressing at a slow pace, the sources added.

Premises linked to the Congress’s Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, were also covered during the searches, the sources said.

An e-mail sent by PTI to the distillery group on Thursday elicited no response.

Officials said cash amounting to Rs 200 crore, stashed in almirahs, was recovered from a premises of the distillery group in Balangir district, while the remaining amount was found from other locations, such as Sambalpur and Sundargarh in Odisha, Bokaro and Ranchi in Jharkhand and Kolkata.

In a post on X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tagged a news report about the I-T department recovering Rs 200 crore in cash from various locations of a business group allegedly linked to Sahu, as he attacked the opposition party.

“Countrymen should look at these piles of currency notes and then hear the addresses of its (Congress) leaders on honesty. Every penny looted from people will have to be returned. This is Modi’s guarantee,” he said in a post with several emojis.

Mr Sahu’s staff expressed their inability to get a comment from the MP when PTI called on his phone for a reaction to the I-T department’s action.

The sources said the taxman acted on “inputs” of a huge amount of cash being remitted by liquor distributors, sellers and business groups and hence, the raids were launched. 

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She was visiting the police station for her passport verification. And was awaiting her turn. Just then, a cop, cocking a gun, misfired. The bullet hit the woman, sending her crashing to the floor, showed the disturbing video from Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh.  

The woman, Ishrat, has been rushed to a hospital, where her condition is said to be critical.

The accident took place around 2:50 pm. The accused policeman is missing.

The family has alleged that the woman was being harassed for money by the officer in charge of her passport verification. An argument followed and the officer shot her, claimed the family.

“She had visited the police station for passport inquiry. She was getting calls for money. Don’t know who shot her. Don’t know about the money demanded. There was an argument between them,” said Jeeshan, a relative of the 55-year-old injured woman.

The video shows the woman standing with a man awaiting her turn when the cop comes in and is handed a gun by his colleague. The cop is seen testing the gun when the shot is fired and the woman collapses to the ground.

“Due to negligence, Inspector Manoj Sharma has been suspended with immediate effect and a criminal case has been registered against him. The injured woman is being treated by the doctor’s team, the footage of the incident is being investigated by the field unit,” said Kalanidhi Naithani, SSP, Aligarh.

The woman was hit in the back of the head, the officer said, adding that teams have been formed and strict action will be taken against the accused policeman.

The woman was planning to visit Saudi Arabia for Umrah, a mini pilgrimage.

Veteran actor Sharmila Tagore celebrates her 79th birthday today. Her family came together for the special occasion. Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Sara, Ibrahim, Taimur, Inaaya, Jeh and others were present. Photos from the celebrations have now emerged.

In one of the pics, Kareena Kapoor received a kiss from her mother-in-law. In another picture shared by Soha Ali Khan, her mother and daughter, Inaaya shared an adorable moment. The snaps reveal some sweet moments shared by the family.

Check out all the joyous photos from Sharmila Tagore’s birthday celebrations here: