Cash seized by poll officials exceeds ₹44 lakh in Tiruchi district

Personnel of the Flying Squads and Static Surveillance Teams seized currency amounting to ₹44,25,820 without valid documents astatine assorted places successful the 9 Assembly constituencies successful Tiruchi territory arsenic connected March 25 up to 6 p.m.

The Flying Squads and Static Surveillance Teams were constituted successful each Assembly constituency from the clip the Model Code of Conduct came into effect aft the Election Commission announced the day of the assembly predetermination for Tamil Nadu.

The Tiruchi territory consists of Manapparai, Srirangam, Tiruchi West, Tiruchi East, Tiruverumbur, Lalgudi, Mannachanallur, Musiri, and Thuraiyur (SC) Assembly constituencies with Flying Squads and Static Surveillance Teams person been constituted successful each seat.

While conducting conveyance checks, the teams had been seizing currency recovered carried without valid documents astatine assorted places successful the 9 constituencies. Cash amounting to ₹21,74,300 was seized by the Flying Squads portion the full magnitude confiscated by the Static Surveillance Teams was ₹22,51,520.

An authoritative merchandise said the seized magnitude released by officials till March 25 was ₹21,57,380.