In run up for the General elections the Income Tax department seized unaccounted money worth Rs 29 lakh from various parts of the State. This money was suspected to be used by the candidates of lok Sabha elections to lure the voters.
The police patrol parties and the State Surveillance Teams intercepted many vehicles in the State and confiscated large amount of cash. The police parties inform the Income Tax department when the suspected person fails provide instant proofs of the cash they are carrying. According to the Election commission’s directive any person carrying cash above 10 lakh should be handed over to the Income Tax department for investigation. One senior officer of Income Tax department told The Pioneer that the department asks the concerned person to prove that the money is white. The I-T department checks the returns and other documents related with the movement of the cash and seize the cash and transfer it to a specific account when it is ascertained that the source is dubious. The Income Tax department has deployed more than 20 inspectors to investigate the cash confiscated during the elections in the state.