Cash, drugs worth Rs 750cr seized in Gujarat: CEC

November 30, 2022 23:49

Record seizure of cash, jewellery and drugs worth Rs 750 crore has been made by the Election Commission of India, said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday.

"Till date, we have seized cash, jewellery, and drugs worth Rs 750 crore in Gujarat," said Rajiv Kumar in an exclusive interview with ANI.

Thursday is the first phase of elections in Gujarat in which voting will be held on 89 assembly seats.

Kumar said, in the 2017 elections in Gujarat, material worth Rs 27 crore was seized.

To date, this recovery has been worth Rs 750 crore.

Cash worth Rs 27 crore and liquor worth Rs 15 crore have been seized.

It may be recalled that alcohol is banned in Gujarat.

Drugs worth Rs 60 crore have been seized.

Kumar added that the increase in the seizure is due to the strictness of the Election Commission, even on Wednesday a big seizure is going on in Vadodara.

There is a possibility that it will be a seizure of around Rs 450 crore.

Kumar said that freebies worth Rs 171 crore have been seized in Gujarat. DRI, Income Tax, ATS Gujarat, and police, all worked very diligently, he further stated. -- ANI

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