A TMC leader went from laborer to millionaire, burying bags of cash in a field — where did all this wealth come from?

TMC leader Dipankar Bhattacharya Latest Updates: A corruption case from Bengal is making headlines across the country. Sacks filled with cash were recovered from a field in North 24 Parganas district. It took the police several hours to count the money found in the sacks. When the counting was completed, it was discovered that a total of 2 crore 24 lakh rupees had been buried in the field. This money belongs to the Chairman of Baduria Municipality and TMC leader Dipankar Bhattacharya.

TMC leader Dipankar Bhattacharya’s corruption exposed

Dipankar Bhattacharya is the same leader who was arrested on corruption charges three days ago. At the time of arrest, 80 lakh rupees were also recovered from him. Thus, the police have so far seized 3 crore 4 lakh rupees of his ill-gotten wealth. Dipankar Bhattacharya, who entered politics under the guise of public service, looted the public and buried sacks of cash in the field.

A team went to that field in Baduria and investigated how the money was hidden. How the police discovered the money concealed in sacks. Where did Dipankar Bhattacharya get so much money? How did Dipankar, who once worked as a laborer, become the owner of crores? It is said that money does not grow on trees, but in Bengal these days, money is coming out of the fields, and this money is from corruption.

Sacks of notes found buried in the field

This is the same jute field in Baduria, North 24 Parganas, where sacks and trolley bags filled with cash were found. No one could have imagined that sacks and bags filled with money would be hidden among jute plants nearly 7 feet tall.

According to local people, this jute field belongs to a person named Shamim. Shamim is said to be the right-hand man of Baduria Municipality Chairman Dipankar Bhattacharya. When a person came to the field to cut grass, he saw these pits. Then, through a local leader, he informed the police about this. Based on this information, the police reached the field within half an hour. After a few hours of investigation, these sacks filled with cash were found.

Started as a laborer and became a corrupt leader

According to local people, Dipankar’s early life was very ordinary. His family’s financial condition was not good. Initially, he also worked as a daily wage laborer. Later, with the help of his family, he bought a car. He started using that vehicle to transport passengers.

After entering politics around the year 2010, his life changed. Dipankar started his political career with the Congress. But after Mamata Banerjee became Chief Minister in 2011, he joined the TMC. From here, his life changed. First, he became a councilor and then also became the Chairman of Baduria Municipality. It is alleged that he used to extort money from people in the name of government schemes. He had hidden this money in the field.

Took bribes in the name of schemes

In a conversation, a person said that Dipankar used to take bribes from people in the name of housing schemes. That person himself had given 40 thousand rupees.

But as soon as the government changed, Dipankar Bhattacharya’s bad days began. A complaint was filed against him that he had kept government tarpaulins with himself instead of distributing them among the people. In this connection, when the police raided his warehouse, 4,000 government tarpaulins were seized. Later, 80 lakh rupees were also found from his computer center. Following this, on May 25, the police arrested Dipankar Bhattacharya. His money buried in the field would never have been found if a local person had not accidentally noticed it.

Corrupt Dipankar lived in a luxurious house

After the discovery of sacks filled with cash, the scope of investigation against TMC leader Dipankar Bhattacharya has expanded.

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