India, Feb. 2 -- The Income Tax department will probe to ascertain the source of seized money. A former staffer of the illegal country-made liquor manufacturing unit was involved in the loot of huge cash amounting to Rs 3.51 crore, which took place earlier on the night of January 30 under Dharmagarh police limits of Kalahandi district, an official source said.

The former staffer identified as Anuj Kumar was the orchestrator of the plot. A criminal gang from neighbouring Jharkhand allegedly carried out the robbery on the intervening night, wielding weapons to intimidate other staff of the unit and make off with the vast sum.

The unusual presence of such a large cash reserve in the liquor unit has further led to the Income Tax department ...