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Don’t carry more than Rs 50K cash without valid papers: CEO

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March 15, 2019

Bengaluru, Mar 15: Election Commission officials have seized Rs 30 lakh cash and booked around 28,000 people in Karnataka under preventive sections of the Criminal Procedure Code to ensure free, fair and transparent elections.

Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar said static surveillance teams, flying squads and police initiated action in various parts of the state. He appealed to the public not to carry more than Rs 50,000 cash and gift more than Rs 10,000. Kumar said: “Documents are not necessary if public are carrying cash less than Rs 50,000 and gift items worth less than Rs 10,000. If the cash or gifts are of higher value, then people may need to produce valid documents to explain the source of the money.”

Kumar said 1,512 flying squads and 1,837 static surveillance teams have been deployed. Static teams seized Rs 9.5 lakh cash and 30kg of silver worth nearly Rs 12 lakh, while flying squads confiscated Rs 20.5 lakh cash and a vehicle carrying articles worth Rs 52 lakh. Police seized 292 litres of liquor worth Rs 70,000 and filed 21 FIRs.

Meanwhile, the excise department seized 57,590 litres of India-made liquor and other liquor worth Rs 3.5 crore and booked around 124 cases, 69 cases for breach of licence conditions and 237 cases under Karnataka Excise Act. “Around Rs 4 crore worth liquor and 102 different vehicles were seized,” Kumar added.

In the past 24 hours, around 42,492 arms were deposited in various police stations and 296 arms were impounded and nine arms licences were cancelled. About 6,400 non-bailable warrants were also executed since the elections were announced.

No nod for private functions

Kumar said there is no need to obtain permission from election officials for private functions like marriages and other ceremonies. There is no need to take permission for public functions attended by political persons but such events will be under the surveillance of model code of conduct teams. “Legal action will be taken if there is distribution of gifts by political persons or they appeal for votes,” he added.

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January 14,2020

Udupi, Jan 14: The Udupi district police on Tuesday arrested two suspected terrorists at the Indrali railway station in Udupi.

The two, who had reportedly arrived from Kerala at around 6 ap.m., were standing at the Indrali railway station platform.

Suspicious of their behaviour, the police took them to custody and subjected them to interrogation.

According to reports the duo had involved in the murder of Tamil Nadu police Special Sub-Inspector Wilson.

However, top cop of the district has refused to comment regarding the arrest of the youths.

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February 2,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 2: A woman from Bengaluru lost Rs 2.8 lakh to a 'foreign friend' who promised her gifts, including gold jewellery and foreign currency.

Priya, 37, of Banashankari III Stage, told police a man named Bright Wills from England befriended her on social media in December 2019.

On December 20, Wills said he would send gold ornaments and some British pounds as gifts to celebrate their friendship and took her postal address.

“A woman claiming to be an official from the customs office, Delhi, called me on December 21. She told me there was a courier from England in my name and I should pay Rs 75,000 tow ards customs clearance. I believed her and transferred Rs 75,000 to a bank account number provided by her. On December 23, another woman called and said gold ornaments had been sent to me by courier and I had to pay Rs 2.1 lakh towards the paperwork. I transferred the money to another account number mentioned by her," Priya told police.

"On December 25, I received an email which said I should make a surety deposit of Rs 4.3 lakh within 48 hours or else the courier would be sent back to its original destination. I realised I had been cheated by Wills and others. Till now, I have paid Rs 2.8 lakh to them," she claimed.

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March 7,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 7: Customs officials intercepted a Guatemalan national at Kempegowda International Airport here on March 2 and recovered cocaine.

The accused confessed that she had swallowed 150 cocaine capsules and concealed a tube-like structure in her vagina.

The passenger egested the total 1.385 kg of cocaine (150 cocaine capsules) over a period of two days, under medical supervision. She has been arrested.

Further, an investigation is underway.

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