Nearly Rs2.5 crore in cash and fake currency of face value Rs9 lakh were seized from the districts in West Bengal where polling will be held in the third phase on April 21, a poll panel official said on Tuesday.
“Our expenditure monitoring committee’s flying squad seized Rs40.37 lakh, while its static surveillance team seized over Rs1.16 crore. Police also seized Rs93.67 lakh from the districts where the third phase of polls will be conducted on April 21,” Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dibyendu Sarkar said.
“Fake currency of face value close to Rs9 lakh was also seized,” he said.
In the third phase, polling will be held in 62 constituencies 22 in Murshidabad, 17 in Nadia, seven in Kolkata (North) and 16 in Bardhaman in four districts.
Over 5.51 litres of illicit liquor, 985 arms and ammunition, 2,624 bombs, and about 356 kg of explosives were also seized, he said.