Lok Sabha Polls 2024 | Punjab Police seize cash worth Rs 4.37 crore from Mohali ; Rs 1.2 crore from Bathinda
Lok Sabha Polls 2024 | Amid the Lok Sabha polls, the two different teams of Mohali Police seized cash worth Rs 4.37 crore from two different locations of the city, while patrolling the borders areas of Punjab-Chandigarh.
The cash worth Rs 4.37 crore is seized from the Nayagoan and Zirakpur areas of the city.
During patrolling at the Chandigarh-Mohali check post, the police team of Nayagoan Police Station intercepted a cash van and recovered Rs 1.41 crore (around one crore forty lakh 96 thousand rupees) from the cash van.
Consequently, in response to his failed explanation, the income tax department was called to the scene, and after verifying the documents, they seized the cash.
Upon receiving further information from sources, another team of Mohali Police conducted a raid in the Zirakpur area of the city and recovered Rs 2.96 crore.
During a nakabandi at Doomwali village, Bathinda Police (PS Sangat) intercepted a bus and recovered Rs 1,20,00,000 (One Crore Twenty Lakh Rupees) from an individual. The person in possession of the cash failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for carrying such a large sum. The cash has been handed over to the Income Tax authority for further necessary action.
The 2024 Indian general election in Punjab will be held on 1 June 2024 to elect 13 members of 18th Lok Sabha.
In Punjab, voting for its 13 seats will take place in a single phase, with the seventh and final phase on June 1 seeing voting in Gurudaspur, Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nandpur Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Firozpur, Bathinda, Sangrur, and Patiala constituencies.
- With inputs from agencies
