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Cash, liquor worth around Rs 33.94 cr seized in Punjab: CEO

Cash, liquor worth around Rs 33.94 cr seized in Punjab: CEO

Chandigarh, Feb 1 : After the Model Code of Conduct came into force in the state for Vidhan Sabha elections, scheduled to be held on February 20, various enforcement teams have seized valuables worth Rs 310.89 crore, including psychotropic substances, cash and liquor, in violation of the code till January 31, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said Today. Giving details, he said that the surveillance teams have seized 27.86 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 14.75 crore, while enforcement wings have recovered psychotropic substances amounting to Rs 275.59 crores besides confiscating unaccounted cash of Rs 19.19 crore. The CEO said that as many as 1203 vulnerable hamlets have been identified. Besides this, 2903 persons have been identified as probable sources of trouble, he said adding that out of these persons preventive action had already been initiated against 1949 persons while the remaining would also be brought to book. He also informed that from a security point of view 799 persons have been taken into preventive custody under sections of CrPC Act. He informed that as many as 2676 cases of non-bailable warrants have been executed, while execution in 39 cases is under process. As many as 15722 nakas are operational across the State, he said.(UNI)

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