At least three bundles of currency notes in the denominations of ₹2000 and ₹100 were thrown out of a sixth floor window of a commercial building in the busy business district at Bentinck Street in central Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon.
A shopkeeper recorded the incident on his phone. The video quickly went viral.
Eyewitnesses said the incident took place when a team of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers were conducting raids.
{{/usCountry}}Eyewitnesses said the incident took place when a team of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers were conducting raids.
{{/usCountry}}“We raided some offices in the building but there is no apparent connection between our raids and the money being thrown out,” a DRI officer said on condition of anonymity on Wednesday night. The raids were continuing till late evening.