Black money continues to be received from the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Police have again recovered Rs 4 crore and 25 lakh cash from the Maharashtra-Gujarat border. In view of the elections, a blockade has been imposed on the borders of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman in Palghar district of Gujarat. Millions of dollars in cash have been seized in this blockade. The Talasari police have arrested them.
According to information received from the police, the cash was transported in a van. The driver of the van had no concrete information about the cash, so it was confiscated.
The matter of who sent the cash and why is being investigated. According to police sources, this money was sent illegally for use in the elections.
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Now there are just a few weeks left for voting in the state assembly elections. Currently, the code of conduct is in force in Maharashtra. Therefore, the police are keeping a close vigil on the highways and streets of Maharashtra. During the code of conduct, the team of Election Commission, police and Income Tax Department keep an eye on those with illegal money.
The police had seized Rs 5 million in cash on October 22.
Earlier on October 22, cash worth Rs 5 million was seized from a car in Khed-Shivpur area of Pune. Let us tell you that Rajgarh police received information that cash was being taken in a vehicle on Pune Satara Road. Under this, Rajgarh police laid a trap at Khed-Shivpur toll plaza. Around 6:00 p.m., a suspicious vehicle arrived at the tollbooth. The vehicle was searched. Police found cash on him. At that time the police seized cash from the vehicle in question. Additionally, four people traveling in this vehicle were detained for questioning.
25 lakh cash was found on October 24
Similarly, action was taken against those carrying illegal money in Rapune and Pimpri Chinchwad on October 24 under the code of conduct for Lok Sabha elections. Rs 25 lakh cash was seized from Pimpri Chinchwad. Earlier, 3 lakh 80 thousand rupees were seized near Shaniwarwad in Pune city.
Election Commission employees and police teams were patrolling in Pimper Chinchwad. This amount was found during checking of a vehicle at Wakad border. When asked about this, the interested party could not give any answer. This amount was detected during the Lok Sabha elections and the team confiscated it. The Electoral Commission reported that the person from whom the money was confiscated is a local citizen.