{
  "id": 17075484,
  "title": "UP: ₹5 Crore In Rs 500 Notes Recovered From Underground Drums In Prayagraj",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/up-5-crore-in-rs-500-notes-recovered-from-underground-drums-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:21:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/up-5-crore-in-rs-500-notes-recovered-from-underground-drums-in-prayagraj"
  },
  "original_language": "hi",
  "account": "In Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, authorities have recovered approximately ₹5 crore in ₹500 notes from three blue drums buried underground at an ancestral house in Baraipur village. The suspects, Rakesh Yadav, also known as Mahakal, and his brother Bablu, were apprehended, while other family members are under interrogation. The police were alerted by information that the stolen money was hidden at the property. The recovery took place on Wednesday night, following a dispute between Rakesh and his neighbors. The investigation, which lasted around four-and-a-half hours, was conducted by a team led by DCP Sonam Kumar and Additional DCP Pushkar Verma. The source of the recovered cash is yet to be determined, and a comprehensive investigation is ongoing.",
  "summary": "Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj allegedly recovered cash worth around Rs 5 crore, stored in three blue drums buried underground at a house in Baraipur village, around 32 km from the city. The currency notes, reportedly in bundles of Rs 500, had been wrapped in cloth and concealed beneath the ground. प्रयागराज में जमीन के अंदर गड़े मिले 5 करोड़ से ज्यादा रुपये, 3 नीले ड्रमों में भरी थीं ₹500…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}