Jaipur: The state’s department has made total seizures, via various enforcement agencies, of illegal cash and material amounting to Rs 703 crore since the model code of conduct came into effect in the state on October 9. However, the total recovery rate of seized items (which has been returned to public after verification by district election officers) has been close to 2 per cent so far, according to sources in the department.
Jaipur recorded highest in seizures amounting to Rs 110.47 crore followed by Alwar at Rs 38.97 crore, Jodhpur at Rs 34.33 crore, Nagaur at Rs 29.18 crore, Bhilwara at Rs 28.84 crore, Kota at Rs 27.75 crore and Udaipur at Rs 26.71 crore.The maximum amount of illicit liquor amounting Rs 10.98 crore has been seized in Alwar district, and the maximum number of drugs amounting to Rs 12.67 crore has been seized in Bhilwara.
There has been a ten-fold increase in seizures made in the 2023 assembly elections over the 2018 assembly polls in the state. In all, seizures amounting to Rs 70.8 crore were made in the state during the 2018 elections,said state’s chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta. TNN
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Jaipur recorded highest in seizures amounting to Rs 110.47 crore followed by Alwar at Rs 38.97 crore, Jodhpur at Rs 34.33 crore, Nagaur at Rs 29.18 crore, Bhilwara at Rs 28.84 crore, Kota at Rs 27.75 crore and Udaipur at Rs 26.71 crore.The maximum amount of illicit liquor amounting Rs 10.98 crore has been seized in Alwar district, and the maximum number of drugs amounting to Rs 12.67 crore has been seized in Bhilwara.
There has been a ten-fold increase in seizures made in the 2023 assembly elections over the 2018 assembly polls in the state. In all, seizures amounting to Rs 70.8 crore were made in the state during the 2018 elections,said state’s chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta. TNN
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A day before polling in Telangana, seizures mount to Rs 745 crore
Cumulative seizure of cash, gold, liquor, and freebies in Telangana Assembly elections reaches Rs 745 crore, the highest among all states. Seized items include cash, precious metals, liquor, drugs, and various other items. Enforcement agencies have seized Rs 8.07 crore worth of items in the last 24 hours, bringing the total seizure since October 9 to Rs 745.37 crore. Seized items also include 10,086 kg of Ganja, 2.63 lakh litres of liquor, and 303 kg of gold.
Cumulative seizure of cash, gold, liquor, and freebies in Telangana Assembly elections reaches Rs 745 crore, the highest among all states. Seized items include cash, precious metals, liquor, drugs, and various other items. Enforcement agencies have seized Rs 8.07 crore worth of items in the last 24 hours, bringing the total seizure since October 9 to Rs 745.37 crore. Seized items also include 10,086 kg of Ganja, 2.63 lakh litres of liquor, and 303 kg of gold.
Poll-related cash seizures hit cattle trade at Pushkar fair
The Rajasthans Pushkar animal fair is already counting losses from election-time cash curbs. Poll-related cash seizures have hit cattle trade at the fair, where transactions are largely in cash. The cap on carrying cash imposed by the poll model code of conduct kept many buyers from Punjab, Gujarat, MP, and Maharashtra away. Fear of cash seizures hit deals for expensive horses and camels used for polo. Reports of cash seizures have caused buyers to panic.
The Rajasthans Pushkar animal fair is already counting losses from election-time cash curbs. Poll-related cash seizures have hit cattle trade at the fair, where transactions are largely in cash. The cap on carrying cash imposed by the poll model code of conduct kept many buyers from Punjab, Gujarat, MP, and Maharashtra away. Fear of cash seizures hit deals for expensive horses and camels used for polo. Reports of cash seizures have caused buyers to panic.
Cash seizure: DCP & ACP suspended for ‘letting off’ MLA’s son
The Election Commission has suspended three top police officers for their alleged partisan conduct in the seizure of Rs 18 lakh from a car in Musheerabad. The officers failed to book a case under proper sections and did not name the suspects who were believed to be associates of the sitting MLA and BRS candidate from Musheerabad, Mutha Gopal. The suspended officers include central zone DCP M Venkateswarulu, Chikkadpally ACP A Yadagiri, and Musheerabad inspector E Jahangir Yadav. The cash and mobile were recovered from a vehicle in Santosh Elite Apartment.
The Election Commission has suspended three top police officers for their alleged partisan conduct in the seizure of Rs 18 lakh from a car in Musheerabad. The officers failed to book a case under proper sections and did not name the suspects who were believed to be associates of the sitting MLA and BRS candidate from Musheerabad, Mutha Gopal. The suspended officers include central zone DCP M Venkateswarulu, Chikkadpally ACP A Yadagiri, and Musheerabad inspector E Jahangir Yadav. The cash and mobile were recovered from a vehicle in Santosh Elite Apartment.
