Collector and District Electoral Officer Thakur Ramsingh has instructed officials to carry out checks for detecting arms, suspicious materials or large amounts of cash, gold and silver etc being carried by anybody to the airport in view of the Model Code of Conduct in force in the State.
Security of the chartered or commercial aircraft and helicopters should be ensured. Information regarding the schedules of chartered flights should also be given in advance, he directed.If more than Rs10 lakh or 1 kg gold or silver is being brought from other states or being taken off to other states, information should be passed to the Income Tax department immediately, the Collector directed.
If any candidate, or his election agent or any party is carrying more than Rs50,000, this information should also be given to the district election office and the Income Tax department officers.Video and CCTV recordings of the seizure or release of any suspicious amount or material should be provided to the district election officer.
He asked the airport officers to regularly send report of arrival and take-off of chartered planes and helicopters etc.
As Section 144 has been imposed in the district, carrying of arms and ammunition is banned. If there is any law and order and code of conduct problem at the airport, written complaint should be made with the police officers concerned. Impartiality in the Model Code of Conduct and strict following of it should be ensured, he added.