Ballot Officers Grab Rs 2 Crore Money, 30,000 Set-Most sensible Containers In Puducherry
Puducherry:
Election flying squad officers seized Rs two crore money being transported in a car whilst set-top packing containers value about Rs two crore had been recovered from a area in poll-bound Puducherry.
Officers of the Flying Squad of Kadirkamam, Thattanchavady, and Indira Nagar Meeting segments within the Puducherry area on Thursday intercepted a car in Thanthai Periyar Nagar all through a wonder test and seized the money being transported in it.
Puducherry Leader Electoral Officer (CEO) Shurbir Singh mentioned in a free up that although the folks sporting the money within the car disclosed all through enquiry that it was once from a financial institution they might no longer provide legitimate paperwork to turn the vacation spot it was once being taken to.
He mentioned suspicion arose that the money was once meant for “unlawful distribution to the citizens whilst the Style Code of Habits for Meeting polls is in drive.”
Shurbir Singh mentioned the money was once within the denominations of Rs 500, Rs 200, and Rs 100, including the car during which it was once being transported was once a personal van generally utilized by banks.
He mentioned that the money was once passed over to the Source of revenue Tax division for additional investigation.
The CEO additionally mentioned in some other example the flying squad of Embalam, Nettapakkam, and Bahoor segments within the Puducherry area acted on a tip-off and seized round 30,000 set-top packing containers value about Rs two crores from a area.
Additionally, over 3,600 litres of arrack stored within the yard of an arrack store in Karaikal had been seized, taking the overall amount seized to this point to 18,500 litres.