Retired government bus driver Minar Mondal, from whose Birbhum house ₹28.5-crore cash and 15-kg gold (worth ~₹21.5 crore) were recovered, is a relative of alleged sand mafia Tullu Mondal. The seized wealth allegedly belongs to Tullu's syndicate. Tullu is reported to be an associate of ex-TMC leader Anubrata Mondal, former associate of Mamata Banerjee, who later joined the rebel faction.