Kolkata: An elderly woman, who begged on the streets and sustained injuries in an accident on Taki Road at Deganga in North 24 Parganas on Sunday morning, was found to be carrying over Rs 1.5 lakh in her bag.
Local sources said the homeless woman was found lying injured by pedestrians around 8 am on Sunday. Locals immediately alerted Deganga police station and took her to Deganga Bishwanathpur Gramin Hospital for treatment.
During the medical examination, doctors found over Rs 1.5 lakh in bundles of Rs 100, Rs 200, and Rs 500 notes in her bag.
Police have seized the cash for investigation. The woman was later shifted to Barasat District Hospital after her condition deteriorated. TNN