Maharashtra Polls: Election officials seize Rs 10 lakh in Bhiwandi

With just less than a month to  upcoming polls in Maharashtra,  Election authorities, on Friday, have seized Rs 10 lakh cash at a check post in Bhiwandi town of Thane district. This is first cash seizure in Thane district after assembly poll schedule for Maharashtra was anunced on September 21. Officers at Chavindra check post acted on a tip-off and spotted a car entering  power loom town. An official said that cash worth Rs 10 lakh was found in vehicle upon searching it at check post.  

Cash deposited in treasury 

driver of vehicle stopped at check post, Suresh Dharmani, could t explain source of money. Following search, cash was seized and deposited in treasury on orders of Mohan Nalkar, returning officer for Bhiwandi (East) assembly constituency. Rajesh Narvekar,  collector of Thane h asked  officials to keep an eye on movement of cash in last week. He also directed  banks to provide proper identification papers and letters to those transporting cash for loing in ATMs. Narvekar has instructed banks to monitor high-value transactions and report m to authorities concerned. He has said banks also need to monitor transactions me by friends and family members of contesting candidates.  

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With elections just around corner poll-bound, Maharashtra has been caught up in a conundrum with regards to alliances. re have been speculations that BJP might t agree to seat-sharing formula originally proposed by it, for upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena has been conducting interviews of ticket aspirants for all 288 assembly seats and reviewed its poll preparedness on Sunday at a party meeting. Shiv Sena President said, before Lok Sabha polls, senior BJP leer and Home Minister Amit Shah h promised that seats would be divided 50-50 between two parties for assembly elections and w Thackeray hopes that BJP keeps that promise. Also, while Sena is stressing on 50:50 seat-sharing formula for upcoming polls, BJP, on or hand, maybe eyeing more seats to accommodate leers from or parties who have joined party recently. 

(With PTI Inputs)

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