A static monitoring team seized Rs 2.25 lakh in cash from a person at Tatibandh square, Raipur on Tuesday for failing to produce any document related to the money he was carrying.
Static teams carried out checking in various places in the city as part of procedures to ensure free and fair elections.
Such checking started soon after the enforcement of model code of conducts for the Lok Sabha elections.
According to Krishna Kumar Sahu, Naib Tehsildhar Raipur (executive magistrate), at around 1.30 pm, during ongoing inspection conducted by static team, one Arun Kumar Chourasia (35), a resident of Shivanand Nagar, Khamtari was found carrying cash of Rs 2,25,500 on his Hero Honda motorcycle (CG04 DN-5453).
As he could not produce any necessary documents regarding the cash, the amount was seized by the team.
The cash was in Rs 500, Rs 200 and Rs 100 denominations.