Intensifying the checking drive ahead of the State Assembly elections police seized Rs54 lakh in cash from seven people in Civil lines area on Friday. The money was deposited with the treasury office after the persons carrying case amount failed to present genuine reason for holding the cash, informed Station House Officer Civil lines lP Dwivedi.
The SHO talking with The Pioneer over phone informed that the cash amount was seized by the district flying squad team during a checking drive conducted between 11 am to 1 pm. “Two persons, who were carrying cash in excess of Rs10 lakh, were handed over to the officials of the Income Tax and Election Commissions for further action while the five people, who were carrying cash less than Rs5 lakh, were made to deposit their money in the treasury office,” informed SHO.
The money would be returned only after they submit the income-expenditure record in connection with the cash, police said. Notably few days’ back police had seized gold worth Rs25 lakh from a businessman hailing from Mumbai who was staying in a hotel located in Sadar Bazaar area.
The flying squad team is conducting surprise checking in random locations to check the flow of money in State Assembly elections.