India News | Karnataka: Police Seize Around Rs 1.5 Crore Unaccounted Cash in Kalaburagi District
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A total of Rs 1 Crore and 4.5 lakhs unaccounted cash was seized by the officials, on Saturday.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], April 2 (ANI): Ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls, a total of Rs 1 Crore and 4.5 lakh unaccounted cash was seized on Saturday, an official said.
Forty-two checkposts have been set up in Kalaburagi district for the Karnataka Assembly election by the officials.
Static Surveillance Team and Police seized Rs 4.5 lakhs of unaccounted cash and a vehicle during the night at the Jeratagi checkpost in Kalaburagi, on Saturday. Election duty checkpost officials also seized Rs One crore unaccounted cash at Farthabad Checkposts in Kalaburagi district.
A total of Rs 1 Crore 4.5 lakhs were seized by the officials and the police arrested the members with unaccounted cash.
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Further details awaited.
The Election Commission on March 29 announced the schedule for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly elections. The polling would take place in a single phase on May 10, and the counting of votes will be done on May 13, the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said in a press conference.
In the 2018 elections, BJP won 121 seats while the Congress and the JDS bagged 70 and 30 seats respectively. (ANI)
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