India

EC seizes liquor, cash, narcotics worth crores during Assam, WB polls

PNS

The Election Commission (EC) has seized liquor, unaccounted cash, narcotics, freebies worth Rs 366.09 crore till the second phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal. The total seizure is over six times higher than the total combined seizure of Rs 60.91 crore during the assembly polls in 2016. “Till date Rs 112.54 crore has been seized in Assam (as against a total seizure of Rs 16.58 crore in 2016) and a total of 253.55 crores for West Bengal (as against a total seizure of Rs 44.33 crore in 2016),” the EC said.