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Seized cash and liquor: Lok Sabha elections have been announced in the country. The election process will run from April 19 to June 1 and then counting of votes will take place on June 4. Only after the announcement of elections, the Model Code of Conduct comes into force in the country and the campaign preparations of all the political parties intensify. Cash and liquor used illegally or against the rules during elections are confiscated by the police based on the instructions of the Election Commission of India. The question is, what happens to these crores of rupees and liquor seized during the elections and where does it go?
At this time black money also used to be Is
The use of black money also increases during elections. Most of the candidates spend many times more than the money expenditure limit set by the Commission to contest elections. Black money is used for electoral purposes without accounting. That is why huge amounts of cash are supplied to parties and candidates from different places. Police is also ready for this. She keeps checking and interrogating vehicles and people who look suspicious. Apart from this, the police also get information from their sources or informers. Then he conducts a raid and seizes cash or liquor.
Claim can be made in cash
Cash seized by the police during elections is handed over to the Income Tax Department. Now the person from whom the cash has been seized can also claim the cash if he proves that the money was not legally earned and belongs to him. For this, the person has to submit complete information as proof, only after which the money is returned to him. You should have ATM transaction, bank receipt and passbook entry for proof. If no one claims the seized money, it is deposited in the government treasury.
The seized liquor has been destroyed
A large quantity of liquor is also seized during elections. Campaigners also use alcohol to woo voters. If smuggling of liquor is legal then it is let off and if there is not enough evidence then it is confiscated. This seized liquor is deposited at one place and then crushed and destroyed with a road roller at a larger place.
