Rs 118.65 Cr Worth Cash, Items Seized in Odisha Ahead of Polls

Bhubaneswar: A total of Rs 118.65 crore worth cash and other items has been seized in Odisha by State police, Excise officials and State GST so far pertaining to the violation of model code of conduct ahead of the upcoming elections in the state, said state Election Officer Nikunj Bihari Dhal.

According to Dhal, liquor amounting Rs 18.19 crore, drugs and narcotics amounting Rs 43.69 crore and precious metals including gold amounting Rs 7.17 crore, and other materials amounting Rs 47. 44 crore have been seized so far.

Addressing the media, he said, the EC has so far received 3,873 complaints through C-Vigil app for the model code of conduct violation and among those, 3,854 cases have been disposed so far.

“We have disposed as many as 1,850 complaints within 100 minutes. We have received maximum C-Vigil complaints from Puri, Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur, Ganjam, Kandhamal and Mayurbhanj districts. Most of those complaints (around 2,700) are regarding posters and banners.