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Flying Squads Seize Rs. 47.10 Lakh in Madurantakam
Officials are checking vehicles and places in Madurantakam before an election.
They found cash that people could not account for with supporting documents.
The money was found in three cars and at a private lodge.
The four seizures added up to Rs.
47.10 lakh.
Officials gave the cash to the treasury at the Madurantakam taluk office.
The Election Commission has sent 12 flying squads to the constituency.
The checks are intended to help prevent cash from being handed out to voters.
Voting in Madurantakam and Dharapuram is planned for October 6.
The votes are scheduled to be counted on October 9.
Election flying squads seized a total of Rs. 47.10 lakh in four checks in the Madurantakam constituency on Saturday.
Officials found Rs. 31.30 lakh in a car near Ramapuram, and Rs. 80,000 in another car in the same area.
A separate check on Acharapakkam Bazaar Street resulted in the seizure of Rs. 2 lakh.
At a private lodge near Sothupakkam, officials seized Rs. 13 lakh from a person who allegedly could not account for it with documents.
The cash was handed over to the treasury at the Madurantakam taluk office; polling is scheduled for October 6 and counting for October 9.
- Who
- Election flying squads seized the cash.
- What
- They seized Rs. 47.10 lakh in four checks.
- Where
- Madurantakam Assembly constituency, including Ramapuram, Acharapakkam Bazaar Street and a private lodge near Sothupakkam.
- When
- Saturday, ahead of the October 6 by-election.
- Why
- The Election Commission deployed squads to conduct checks, particularly to prevent cash being distributed to voters.
Key facts
- Total seized
- Rs. 47.10 lakh
- Number of seizures
- Four
- Squads deployed
- 12 flying squads
- Largest seizure
- Rs. 31.30 lakh from a car near Ramapuram
- Other amounts seized
- Rs. 80,000; Rs. 2 lakh; and Rs. 13 lakh
- Cash destination
- Treasury at the Madurantakam taluk office
- Polling and counting
- Polling on October 6; counting on October 9
Sources
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