More than Rs 6 cr cash seized ahead of Delhi polls

Delhi | Wednesday | 15th January, 2020

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A+ A-New Delhi: Different teams, which are keeping a tight vigil on the Delhi Assembly elections, have seized more than Rs 6 crore from the day when the Model Code of Conduct came into place. Out of this, more than Rs 1 crore was seized by the Income Tax Department. Addressing a press briefing at the State Election Commission here on Wednesday, Ranbir Singh, Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, said: “Valued items worth more than Rs 1 crore has been seized during different raids. The total seizures till now are estimated to be 6.39 crore.”Apart from this, 130 illegal weapons have also been seized whereas 2,782 licensed weapons have been deposited. A total of 110 cases have been registered under Arms Act and 121 people have been arrested so far..