As part of the ongoing drive to check illegal inflow of cash and goods that could use to influence elections, currency, liquor and materials worth Rs 5 crore has been seized till Saturday in Chhattisgarh.
The state will witness three-phase polling, starting April 11. To ensure free and fair polls, flying squads are conducting the raids across the state to enforce the election model code of conducts.
According to a statement issued by the office of the chief electoral officer around Rs 4,34,19,205 crore in cash were seized. Cases have been registered by the concerned district electoral officer from whom the seizures were made. About 4,651 litres of illegal liquors worth Rs 8.31 lakh were also seized.
Laptops, sarees, pressure cookers were among other seized articles. The collective price of these items is Rs 48,86,695, the statement said.
The jewellery and diamond worth Rs 16.50 lakh too were seized.