The stories of abandoned vehicles not as unusual as common sense would like to believe. There is many reasons to leave a car parked and never pick it up again, from breakdowns that are impossible to fix to financial problems.
The news that does surprise is those that involve luxury cars or almost collector’s pieces. Why spend so much money on a car and then leave it abandoned? The reason behind, specifically, this forgotten super luxury sedan involves a million dollar scam and rumors of money laundering.
The protagonist of this story is a Rolls Royce Phantom VII bought in 2012 by the Indian businessman and millionaire Gautam Kundu. The current price of this car is around 478,000 euros and for a few years it was the only model in the catalog of this luxury brand.
Several social media users have warned that this vehicle is found abandoned at the doors of a hotel in Calcutta, India. The Rolls Royce is parked in the courtyard of the building, which is also abandoned. The property of Chrome Hotel of Calcutta also corresponded to Kundu, owner of the car.
From family empire to prison
Gautam Kundu took control of the family business after the death of his brother. Among his plans was expand the empire, something he seemed to have achieved for a few years. In addition to being in charge of the group Rose Valley, who is dedicated to rose plantations, founded a Bollywood film producer, television channels and hotels, such as Chrome in Calcutta.
However, In 2015 both he and his wife ended up in prison, leaving the Rolls Royce Phantom parked in the courtyard of his own hotel. They accused them scam: Through their conglomerate of companies, they obtained money from investors who later paid not with profits, but with the investments of new members. It is estimated that they reached steal about 20 million euros.
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Although both were released from prison a couple of years ago, neither has dared to go pick up the abandoned Rolls Royce. And there are still doubts about them having committed other criminal offenses of, above all, economic nature.
The Rolls Royce Phantom is still waiting
The truth is that the luxury sedan is already beginning to show symptoms of deterioration after these years of abandonment: the shock absorbers have given way to the weight of the vehicle, it is beginning to show symptoms of rust and is visible on the windshield what looks like a bullet impact.
This data is what has caused them to shoot the rumors about possible ties to organized crime, one of the reasons why Kundu had not yet gone to collect his Rolls Royce Phantom, according to local gossip. Whether it is true or urban legend, what is true is that this luxury car Keep waiting in the courtyard of a hotel for someone to pick him up.
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