Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Valuables Worth Rs 82.62 Crores Seized In Punjab After Enforcement Of Code: Ceo Punjab
Office Of Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Valuables Worth Rs 82.62 Crores Seized In Punjab After Enforcement Of Code: Ceo Punjab
Chandigarh, January 27:
After The Model Code Of Conduct Came Into Force In The State For Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections, Various Enforcement Teams Have Seized Valuables Worth Rs 82.62 Crores In Violation Of Code Till January 26, 2022.
Giving Details In This Regard, Chief Electoral Officer (Ceo) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju Today Said That The Surveillance Teams Have Seized 16.10 Lakh Litres Of Liquor Worth Rs 7.02 Crore. Similarly, The Enforcement Wings Have Also Recovered Psychotropic Substances Amounting To Rs 58.89 Crores Besides Confiscating Unaccounted Cash Of Rs 15.51 Crore, He Added.
The Chief Electoral Officer Revealed That As Many As 1164 Vulnerable Hamlets Have Been Identified. Besides This, 2713 Persons Have Been Identified As Probable Sources Of Trouble, He Said Adding That Out Of These Persons Preventive Action Had Already Been Initiated Against 1702 Persons While The Remaining Would Also Be Brought To Book. He Also Informed That From A Security Point Of View 570 Persons Have Been Bound Down Under Preventive Sections Of Crpc Act.
He Informed That As Many As 2470 Cases Of Non-Bailable Warrants Have Been Executed, While Execution In 145 Cases Is Under Process. As Many As 12054 Nakas Are Operational Across The State, He Added.
As Per The Directions Of The Election Commission, Dr Raju Said That Of Total 3,90,275 Licensed Weapons In The State 374299 Weapons Have Been Deposited Till Date. Whereas, 56 Without Licenses Weapons Were Seized In The State.
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