TN Polls: Election Monitors stop three trucks carrying Rs. 570 crore , Tirupur, 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections, poll-time money seizure, Tamil Nadu, Election Commission, Rs 570 crore ,Tamil Nadu Elections ,assembly polls 2016 ,Tamilnadu assembly elect
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TN Polls: Election Monitors stop three trucks carrying Rs. 570 crore , Tirupur, 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections, poll-time money seizure, Tamil Nadu, Election Commission, Rs 570 crore ,Tamil Nadu Elections ,assembly polls 2016 ,Tamilnadu assembly elections 2016
Election Commission authorities today stopped three trucks with Rs 570 crore cash in poll-bound Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district.
Though the trucks have not been opened yet, the drivers claim that the cash belonged to State Bank of India and is being transported to Vijayawada.
The Election Commission has formed an investigating committee to look into the matter. "Vehicles have not been seized and the containers haven't been opened. They are likely to be released soon if documents are in order," said Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Lakhoni.
The flying squad of the election department, along with paramilitary forces, seized the cash early Saturday morning during a routine vehicle check on Perumanallur-Kunnathur bypass road, police said.
The containers, escorted by three cars, did not halt, but officials chased them and stopped them near Chengapalli.