EC team seizes ₹2 lakh cash from BJD candidate's vehicle

The Election Commission team seized uncounted cash of around ₹2 lakh from a vehicle belonging to BJD candidate. The investigation procedure is on by the police officials.

Bhawanipatna (Odisha): An Election Commission team on Wednesday seized ₹2 lakh unaccounted cash from the vehicle of a BJD candidate in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said.

The unaccounted cash was seized from the vehicle of Pradip Kumar Dishari, the BJD candidate contesting from Lanjigarh assembly segment by the flying squad of the ECI.

Dishari's vehicle was detained for checking at Jaipatna.

Police seized the car and investigating about source, ownership, and purpose of the money being carried in the car, they said.

In another incident, flying squad and surveillance team seized ₹1,99,000 from a person near Bhawanipatna town, they added.