Over ₹60 lakh in unaccounted cash seized so far in Tiruppur

Flying squads and static surveillance teams have, since March 16, confiscated a little over ₹ 60 lakh in unaccounted cash during checks in Tiruppur South Assembly segment.

In one instance, seizure of ₹48 lakh from a car was reported to the Income

Tax Department. While the IT Department probes cash seizures above ₹ 10 lakh, the lesser amounts recovered during the checks are deposited with the Treasury Department, officials said.

A team intercepted a car at Nallur and found the passenger, Williams (42), in possession of ₹ 48 lakh in cash. Williams had reportedly told the team consisting of Revenue and Police officials that he was returning to Kerala with the money he had received for selling a plot of land in Vellakovil. However, since there was no supporting documents, the cash was seized. In a few other operations conducted under the supervision of Tiruppur Corporation Commissioner Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar, flying squads and static teams made cash seizures of up to ₹ 12 lakh.

On Thursday, ₹1.5 lakh was seized from a 36yearold woman who was found to be in an inebriated state. The woman had reportedly told the officials that she had collected the money as alms during the Bannari Amman Temple festivities at Sathyamangalam.

The Assistant Returning Officers are mandated with the responsibility of uploading the data of cash seizures in the app introduced by the Election Commission: Election Seizure Management System, which provides realtime data of seizures to various State and Central Government departments.