Police, vigilance teams seize over Rs 27 crore in cash across state

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru:

City police along with election vigilance teams have been conducting random vehicle checks to monitor illegal movement of money and other valuables in the city. While the drive was initiated much earlier, it was intensified after the Election Commission enforced the Model Code of Conduct here recently. Security at all check-posts has been increased.

In addition to this, every officer ranging from the district collector to electoral officers has been personally supervising security systems and the officers have also arranged a CCTV camera inspection. Sources from the police said that in the past nine days, officials across the state have confiscated more than Rs 27 crore in cash along with other valuables by intercepting suspicious vehicles.

Further, the officials have seized 4.25 lakh litres of liquor, 131 kgs of drugs worth 87.89 lakh, 25 kg gold estimated to be worth Rs 9.87 crore, 135 kg silver estimated to worth Rs 92 lakh, huge number of cookers, sarees. The police sources told News Trail that the officials have managed to confiscate unaccounted valuables to the tune of whopping Rs 77.93 crore which had been illegally being taken into the state to be distributed among the gullible voters.

After the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct, the RTO officials have also been alerted and have monitored autos with portraits of political leaders and symbols of parties and have conducted operations near Majestic Bus Stand. A fine of Rs 5,000 is being levied on autos with politically inspired portraits or symbols. Police, BBMP and the RTO have all taken every possible measure to prevent elections from facing any sort of irregularity