Liquor worth Rs 98.52 crore seized in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar LS constituency

The Karnataka Excise department seized liquor worth Rs 98.52 crore in Nanjangud ahead of Lok Sabha elections. The Income Tax department and Static Surveillance Team seized cash worth Rs 3.53 crore. 1.22 crore litres of beer seized from Chamarajanagar constituency. Elections in Karnataka to be held on April 26 and May 7.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Karnataka Excise department has seized liquor worth Rs 98.52 crore from Nanjangud in Mysuru district, which falls under Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency, the Election Commission (EC) said.

The Income Tax (I-T) department and the Static Surveillance Team (SST) have also seized cash worth Rs 3.53 crore.

According to the EC, 1.22 crore litres of beer worth Rs 98.52 crore was seized from Chamarajanagar constituency on Thursday.

The I-T department seized Rs 2.20 crore from Bengaluru North parliamentary constituency, the EC said.

The SST seized Rs 35 lakh cash during checking in Gulbarga constituency in Kalaburagi district and Rs 45 lakh in Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency.

The Lok Sabha elections will be held in two phases in Karnataka on April 26 and May 7.

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