Dozens of low-income group people rushed towards the drain situated in front of Railway Officers' Mess of the city to pick-up money of various denominations floating on drain-water Saturday morning.
Most of the floating money is of Taka 1,000, 500, 100, 20, 10 and 5 denominations.
By hearing the news of floating money in drain-water, a large number of people thronged beside the drain and many of them were also seen to step down inside the drain to search and pluck the money. However, the number of people getting money from the drain is very small.
Some people opined someone might have thrown the money to the drain to create inquisitiveness and fun among people while others said, someone might have thrown their money earned illegally or by resorting to corruption.
Tulu, a scavenger, had kept the money he gathered from the drain in his pocket. He informed the money was floating and being drained out in rainwater from the west side of the Officer's Mess towards the east side. By watching that money floating on drain water, he stepped inside drain water and started to collect the money.
Aslam, another person who also scrutinizing drain-water informed, he found several notes of Taka 1,000 and 500 denomination from the drain. He added, from early in the morning, many people had entered into the drain and plucked the money. No one has the idea how does the money fell floating on the drain.
Nibaran Chandra Barman, Officer-in-Charge of Boalia Police station informed, Police has been sent to the spot to investigate into the incident. It was still not clear who and why the money have been thrown in the drain.
Matiul Haque Tito, General Secretary of Rajshahi Sarak Paribahan Group informed, the money which has been thrown away into the drain belonged to RSPG. He added, that money was kept inside trash-papers. He has no idea that money can remain inside the trash-paper belonged to 2010. The papers were rotten and were not even fit for burning that is why those were thrown away inside the drain. Later we came to learn about the money in the drain. The amount of money would be Taka 2,000 to 3,000 in total, he added.