Justice Arijit Pasayat, vice-chairman of a Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team on black money, disclosed on Saturday that a huge amount of black money has been recovered from Maoists.

He also said that illegal property purchased with black money in the name of various Maoist leaders has been seized by various investigating agencies. He added that this is a new angle that has come under the scanner of the SIT.

While refusing to divulge the exact amount of money recovered, he also said that the Maoists are also engaged in trade of illegal narcotic drugs.

“The DRI and ED sleuths have seized narcotic drugs amounting to crores of rupees while being transported from Malkanagiri areas of Odisha to Kolkata, Lucknow and New Delhi”, Justice Pasayat said.

He further disclosed that over Rs. 700 crore of tax has been recovered from at least six educational institutions across the country.