Seizures cross Rs 375 crore in poll-bound Karnataka
BENGALURU:
Enforcement teams made seizures totalling over Rs 375 crore in poll-bound Karnataka since the model code of conduct came into force on March 29, the Election Commission said on Monday. The total seizures Rs 375.6 crore include cash Rs 147 crore, liquor Rs 84 crore, gold and silver Rs 97 crore, freebies Rs 24 crore and drugsnarcotics Rs 24 crore, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, said.
Enforcement teams made seizures totalling over Rs 375 crore in poll-bound Karnataka since the model code of conduct came into force on March 29, the Election Commission said on Monday. The total seizures (Rs 375.6 crore) include cash (Rs 147 crore), liquor (Rs 84 crore), gold and silver (Rs 97 crore), freebies (Rs 24 crore) and drugs/narcotics (Rs 24 crore), the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, said. As many as 2,896 FIRs have been booked with regard to the seizures.
The seizures before the announcement of the May 10 Assembly polls totalled about Rs 58 crore (March 9 to March 27 period).
ನೀತಿ ಸಂಹಿತೆ ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿದವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ದಿನಾಂಕ 08/05/2023 ರ ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ಮಾಡಲಾದ ಜಪ್ತಿ ವಿವರ ಹೀಗಿದೆ#KarnatakaAssemblyElection2023 pic.twitter.com/IzK0XN5Q9o
— Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka (@ceo_karnataka) May 8, 2023
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