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EC makes seizures of mounds of cash; 3 times more than 2019, in Maharashtra & Jharkhand

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, NOV 07, 2024: AGENCIES under Election Commission have seized Rs 558 crore worth of cash, freebies, liquor, drugs, and precious metals to stop any inducement of voters in ongoing elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and by polls. Operations in the state of Maharashtra alone has yielded about Rs. 280 crores since the announcement of elections. Another Rs. 158 crores worth of seizures from Jharkhand so far.

Combined seizures in the two poll bound states mark a 3.5 time increase as compared to Assembly Election in 2019 when Maharashtra recorded seizures worth Rs. 103.61 crores while for Jharkhand it was Rs. 18.76 crores. The following table gives the details of seizures with freebies accounting for more than 40%.

 

State

Cash (Rs. crore)

Liquor (Rs. Crore)

Drugs (Rs. Crore)

Precious Metals (Rs. Crore)

Freebies (Rs. Crore)

Total (Rs. Crore)

Maharashtra

73.11

37.98

37.76

90.53

42.55

281.93

Jharkhand

10.46

7.15

8.99

4.22

127.88

158.7

By Polls- 14 States

8.9

7.63

21.47

9.43

70.59

118.01

Total

92.47

52.76

68.22

104.18

241.02

558.64

*Seizures As on 06.11.2024

CEC Rajiv Kumar had earlier directed all officials on ‘Zero Tolerance' of the Commission towards any kind of inducements in elections. He also asked for joint teams from multiple agencies for clampdown on distribution and movement of illicit liquor, drugs, freebies, and cash. Recently, during a meeting with CS, DGP, Excise Commissioners and enforcement agencies of the 2 polls going States and their neighboring States and UTs, Rajiv Kumar while stressed on close vigil on movements across inter-state borders, also directed agencies to establish backward linkages of seizures for a wider deterrence.

Liquor seized in Garhwa district in Jharkhand and Drug Ephedrine worth Rs.1.32 Crores seized by Crime Branch, Akola District police


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