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Measures are being put in place to ensure it is not violated by political parties, candidates, bureaucrats and others, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Meena here on Wednesday (March 29)...
With money power being flagged as a major challenge in Karnataka, the CEO told a media conference that 2,040 flying squads, 2,605 static surveillance teams, 266 video viewing teams, 631 video surveillance teams and 225 accounting teams have been put in place..
A total of 1,985 FIRs have been filed since March 9 till March 27, the CEO said.. While the Police Department has seized items worth34.4 crore, cash worth 14 crore, 530 kgs drugs, 15 kg gold, 135 kg silver and freebies worth 11.2 crore, the overall seizure by the Excise Department has touched 10.9 crore...
Similarly,while the Income Tax Department has seized cash worth 1.16 crore, the Commercial Tax department has recorded an overall seizure of 5.02 crore..
The other seizures include 1.03 crore by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, 57.15 lakh by the Narcotics Control Bureau, 3.97 crore by the Central Board Of Indirect Taxes and Customs and 69.4 lakh by State Civil Aviation, the CEO said.. cVigil mobile application..
