Kolkata: Government Railway Police on Wednesday seized Rs 1.4 crore unaccounted cash from a passenger at Kharagpur railway station on Wednesday morning.The suspect, identified as Rahul Soni (36), a resident of GT Road in Howrah, was intercepted on platform 7 after alighting from the Tatanagar–Howrah Janshatabdi Express around 9:15am.According to police, a patrol team led by a GRP sub-inspector spotted Soni carrying two hand bags and a blue backpack near the Howrah-end of the platform.A search conducted in the presence of Abhijit Chatterjee, inspector-in-charge of Kharagpur GRPS, revealed 280 bundles of Rs 500 currency notes inside the bags.Kharagpur GRPS registered a case under Sections 317(2), 317(5), and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The entire recovery process was videographed and logged via the E-Sakshya portal. Cash-counting machines were brought to the platform to tally the seized amount.“Unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 1.4 crore was recovered from a person’s bags at Kharagpur station,” said Jayanta Mukherjee, SRP Kharagpur. “The individual has been detained, and an interrogation is underway to trace the source of the money. A detailed investigation has been initiated.”Kharagpur GRPS registered a case under Sections 317(2), 317(5), and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).Soni was formally taken into custody after failing to produce valid documentation for the cash.The Income Tax department has been alerted, and official representatives are expected to join the investigation to probe the origin and intended destination of the funds.