Income Tax Dept Seizes Rs 1,100 Crore In Cash, Jewellery During LS Elections

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has seized over Rs 1,150 crore worth of cash and jewellery during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, reported NDTV.

This huge seizure is 182% higher in comparison to the Rs 390 crore seized during the last Lok Sabha polls in 2019.

Around Rs 200 crore of cash and jewellery was seized in Delhi as well as Karnataka, which was the highest amount of seizures in the country.

In Tamil Nadu, seizures worth Rs 150 crore were made. It was followed by Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha as in each of these states over Rs 100 crore worth of cash and jewellery were seized.

The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was enforced throughout the country with the declaration of elections by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 16.

Since then, the Income Tax Department has been seizing unaccounted cash and valuables that could potentially be used to influence voters.