Bilaspur: Ahead of assembly elections in the state, the police have seized jewellery and unaccounted cash from two different locations in Bilaspur city of poll-bound Chhattisgarh. Police informed that cash worth Rs 98.61 lakh was seized after it intercepted a car at Devkinandan Chowk.
After the interception on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, police seized gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 93 lakh, Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh said.
The occupants of the vehicle could not produce any documents for the consignment, he said. Similarly, the police on Friday seized unaccounted cash of Rs 5.61 lakh from a car at Khaparganj Kabadi line under the Kotwali police station limits, the official said.
The police also launched a crackdown against persons travelling in vehicles with political name plates and drunk drivers, he said. The police have set up 14 check posts to curb illegal activities during the elections, Singh added.
(with inputs from PTI)
