Income Tax seized Rs 1100 crore cash and jewellery during Lok Sabha elections, 182 percent increase compared to last election

The seventh and final phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections is to be held tomorrow i.e. on June 1. Meanwhile, it is being reported that the Income Tax Department has made a lot of money during this 2024 election. During this election, the department has seized cash and jewelery worth more than 1000 crores. According to the information, this figure may increase further. This information has been given quoting sources.

Rs 1100 crore cash and jewelery from across the country

If sources are to be believed, during the current Lok Sabha elections, the Income Tax Department has seized Rs 1100 crore cash and jewelery from different places across the country. This figure may increase further as the operation is still going on. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rs 390 crore cash and jewelery were seized. In this Lok Sabha elections, there has been an increase of 182 percent in the cases of seizure of illegal cash and jewelery.

Where are the most cases from?

According to sources, the maximum seizure cases have come from Delhi and Karnataka. Cash and jewellery worth more than Rs 200 crore has been seized in every state. Tamil Nadu is at the second spot, where Rs 150 crore has been seized. Then in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha, collectively cash and jewellery worth more than Rs 100 crore have been seized.

Agencies on alert since voting began

Let us inform you that central agencies were put on alert mode since the start of voting. Agencies have kept a close watch on the manipulation of cash, liquor, freebies, drugs, jewellery and other items. Every state has set up 24×7 control rooms to stop the illegal movement of cash. At the same time, from May 16, MCC (Model Code of Conduct) was implemented on all political parties and their candidates.