TN Assembly polls | ₹18 lakh seized from AIADMK man, others in Katpadi
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Eight persons have been detained by police in connection with the case
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Eight persons have been detained by police in connection with the case
The Election Expenditure Observer in Katpadi seized more than ₹18 lakh from a group of people suspected to be from the ruling AIADMK in Katpadi early on Friday. Eight persons have been detained by the police in connection with the case.
According to sources Amit Kadam, the election expenditure observer, was on night rounds on Thursday. He spotted a group of men standing on the road and questioned them. Upon checking their belongings, the officials found ₹15,000 in one man’s bag. The man told the officials that it was his salary. However, when Mr. Kadam was questioning him, the others fled the spot and hid in a lodge.