Namakkal, Tamil Nadu:
Unaccounted cash, jewellery and silk sarees worth Rs 14.2 lakh have been seized since Saturday by election officers in Namakkal and Kumbakonam, police said.
In the first instance, 61.68 kg of silver ornaments were seized in Salem yesterday from two silver merchants who could not produce any receipt for it. An amount of Rs 8.58 lakh was also seized from three persons in that town, they said, adding the jewellery and cash were handed over to Returning Officers.
A Kumbakonam report said jewellery worth Rs four lakh was seized from a vehicle by election officials on Saturday at nearby Ammapettai bypass. The occupants did not have documents.
A total of 73 sarees worth Rs 1.6 lakh were seized from another car at nearby Sakkottai area as those in the car did not have relevant papers, they said.