Chhattisgarh: Rs 11.50 lakh cash seized from BJP candidate’s vehicle a day before Assembly polls

The Chhattisgarh Police seized Rs 11.50 lakh in cash from a vehicle belonging to a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in the Korba district on Thursday, a day before the state’s second phase of the Assembly elections, reported PTI.

The police said that former MLA Ram Dayal Uikey, the BJP nominee from the Pali-Tanakhar seat in Korba, was present in the vehicle when the cash was seized.

“Some local villagers intercepted Uikey’s vehicle near Jhunkidi village under the Pasan Police Station area and informed the police around 1 am,” said Korba Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla.

He added the cash was seized after Uikey failed to produce supporting documents.

Pali-Tanakhar is among the 70 out of 90 Assembly seats in the state that will go to polls on Friday. The first phase of elections in 20 seats was held on November 7, with nearly 78% voter turnout. The state is currently being ruled by the Congress as the party won 68 out of 90 seats in the 2018 Assembly polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 15 seats.

Officials said on Thursday that they have seized unaccounted cash, illicit liquor and other items worth Rs 73.90 crore till Wednesday since the Model Code of Conduct came into force in the state on October 9....

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