Seizures worth over Rs.300 cr made since imposition of MCC ahead of Rajasthan polls

Enforcement agencies in Rajasthan have set a new record by seizing illicit liquor, cash and other materials worth over Rs.300 cr

PGurus Newsdesk

October 28, 2023

Enforcement agencies in Rajasthan have set a new record by seizing illicit liquor, cash and other materials worth over Rs.300 crore

Rajasthan: Enforcement agencies make new record of illegal seizures during Assembly election

Since the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in Rajasthan on October 9, the enforcement agencies in the state have set a new record by seizing illicit liquor, cash, and other materials worth over Rs.300 crore.

This is 433 percent more than the seizures made during the entire MCC period in the 2018 Assembly elections which stood at Rs.70 crore in 65 days.

According to Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta, the information has been sourced from various reports issued by different agencies in the state.

As per the information, Jaipur is at the forefront in the state with a seizure of Rs.54.81 crore followed by Udaipur with Rs.17.86 crore.

Third on the list is Alwar with Rs.15.86 crore worth of seizure, Bhilwara — Rs.14.43 crore, Banswara — Rs.14.36 crore, Jodhpur — Rs.13.53 crore, Chittorgarh — Rs.11.66 crore, Barmer — Rs.11.44 crore, and Sri Ganganagar — Rs.9.64 crore.

Hanumangarh features tenth with 9.44 crore.

Of these, Udaipur, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Jodhpur, Sirohi, Nagaur, and Jalore have seized more than Rs.1 crore in the last 24 hours.

Alwar ranks first in the state in the case of illegal liquor seizure with Rs.4.97 crore.

Bhilwara figures first with the seizure of drugs worth Rs.10.94 crore. Jaipur ranks first in the case of seizure of illegal cash with Rs.9.36 crore.

While Banswara is in first place in the seizure of precious metals like gold and silver worth Rs.11.65 crore, Sawai Madhopur is ahead in seizing freebies worth Rs.27.54 lakh.

Gupta said that strict vigil is being maintained by the departments across the state and strict action is taken on any suspicious case.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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