Meerut, April 8 -- Even as police continued their investigation in the embezzlement of a bank's funds worth Rs.5.26 crore, Baghpat police, as of Monday, have recovered over Rs.4.6 crore of the total amount.

The recoveries were made after the interrogation of two key accused in the case, Rocky Malik and Gaurav Tomar. Rocky and Gaurav, who were booked on March 4 for siphoning off the funds meant for ATM deposits, were brought to Baghpat from a jail in Chandigarh on 'B' warrant.

During their custody remand, the accused revealed the locations of the buried cash: while Gaurav hid his share in a pit inside his house in Arifpur Khadkadi village of Baghpat, Rocky had stashed away his portion in a field in Hasanpur village of Shamli district. To...