Lok Sabha polls: Rs 9.64 cr cash seized in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Election Commission on Saturday said cash to the tune of Rs 2.75 crore has been seized in the past 24 hours, taking the total amount of money seized in Karnataka to Rs 9.64 crore since the model code of conduct came into force on March 16.
The general elections in Karnataka will be held in two phases on April 26 and May seven for its 28 constituencies.
According to EC officials, since the Model Code of Conduct came into force on March 16, the flying squads, static surveillance teams and police authorities have seized Rs 9.64 crore cash, Rs 15.6 lakh freebies, 7.20 lakh litres of liquor worth over Rs 22.85 crore, 52.12 kg narcotic substances worth over Rs 53 lakh and precious metals valued at over Rs 36 crore.
They have also registered 402 FIRs with regard to the seizure of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and freebies while 65,432 arms have been deposited, 831 arms were impounded, eight arms licences have been cancelled, 3,853 cases were booked under preventive sections of CrPC, out of which 4,136 people were bounded over.
The Excise Department has booked 471 heinous cases, 359 cases for breach of licence conditions, 24 NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) and 1,477 cases under Section 15 (a) of Karnataka Excise Act 1965 and also 284 different types of vehicles have been seized.
In a statement, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka said Static Surveillance Team has seized Rs. 38 lakh cash in Nayakanahahatti Cross Checkpost in Chitradurga parliamentary constituency, Rs. 12.68 lakh cash in Hirolli Checkpost, Gulbarga parliamentary constituency. They also seized 180 bags containing pan masala worth Rs 33 lakh in Chigaralli Check post, Gulbarga parliamentary constituency.
Meanwhile, they have also sized 243.56 gm of gold jewellery worth Rs. 13.20 lakh at Magadi Checkpost in Udupi Chikmagalur parliamentary constituency.
Police have seized gold ornaments worth over Rs. 38 lakh in Dharwad parliamentary constituency while the Income Tax department has seized over Rs. 28 lakh cash in Bengaluru Urban district among other seizures.
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Mumbai police arrest actor Sahil Khan in Mahadev betting app case
Mumbai, Apr 28: The Mumbai cyber cell's SIT on Sunday arrested actor Sahil Khan in connection with the Mahadev betting app case, a police official here said.
The actor was apprehended from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh on Saturday after the Bombay High Court rejected his pre-arrest bail plea, he said.
He was subsequently brought to Mumbai and placed under arrest, the official said.
Khan was recently questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed in connection with the case.
The actor, known for films like ‘Style’ and ‘Excuse Me’, has become a fitness expert.
The Mumbai police had earlier arrested one person in connection with the case, the official said.
Khan is the second person to be arrested by the city police in the case, he said.
The SIT has been conducting a probe into the alleged illegal transactions between certain financial and real estate firms in the state and the promoters of the controversial Mahadev betting app.
The size of the scam is about Rs 15,000 crore, as per the first information report (FIR) registered by the Matunga police here in the case.
An investigation is underway against Khan and 31 other individuals. The probe involves examining their bank accounts, mobile phones, laptops, and all technical equipment, according to the police.
While the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating money laundering angle in the Mahadev betting app case, Mumbai police have registered a separate case against 32 persons.
Notably, Chhattisgarh’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)/Economic Offence Wing (EOW) on April 24 said it has arrested two persons - from New Delhi and Goa - in connection with the alleged illegal operations of the Mahadev online gaming and betting application that purportedly involved senior politicians and bureaucrats from that state.
The ED has separately arrested nine persons so far as part of its probe in the money laundering-linked case.
#WATCH | Actor Sahil Khan brought to Mumbai from Chhattisgarh. He has been arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch's SIT in connection with the Mahadev Betting App case.
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2024
“I believe in the judiciary of the country, " he says pic.twitter.com/HirOzizuXb
#WATCH | Mahadev Betting App case | Mumbai: Actor Sahil Khan's lawyer Mujahid Ansari says, "They wanted a remand to investigate. They had produced their ground in the Session Court and the High Court that there are 2000 SIM cards and 1700 bank accounts... The court has sent him… pic.twitter.com/rsJNeZ5VMo
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2024
