Rs 8 lakh cash, liquor seized by Election Officials in Meghalaya

Shillong: Election officials in Meghalaya seized over Rs 8 lakh in cash and liquor in West Garo Hills district, Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor said on Friday.

Elections to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly are due on February 27 and the model code of conduct is in force in the state.
“Unaccounted cash worth Rs 8.96 lakh and liquor worth over Rs 8,000 were seized in West Garo Hills district on Thursday,” Kharkongor told PTI.

Along with this, officials have seized over Rs 29 lakh in cash from across the state after the model code of conduct was implemented, the CEO said.
A senior district police officer said the cash was seized from a person who was coming to the state from Assam. As the person carrying the cash could not provide any satisfactory and valid documentation for the same, the money was confiscated.
According to the CEO, at least 34 assembly constituencies across the state have been identified as “expenditure sensitive” and flying squads are closely monitoring the movement of people in these parts.