VADODARA: Two persons were detained in the early hours of Tuesday in Karjan taluka for carrying Rs 57,700 cash which was suspected to be distributed for influencing by-polls.
According to police, the two accused Sohil Chauhan and Vignesh Patel were stopped at Ropa village in Karjan taluka around 2.30 am on Tuesday. Police said that the duo was passing at a high-speed in an SUV in the middle of the night which raised suspicion. The duo was taken to Nareshwar outpost where officials of the election commission were called.
When frisked, police found the cash from Patel. He told cops that his friend Meet Patel, who is also a Congress party worker, had given the cash and said that he will tell him to whom the cash is to be given on reaching Ropa village. As the cash was also in smaller bills, it was suspected that the cash was to be used to influence the election process, cops said. An offence of violation of public notification was registered against Chauhan, Patel and Meet.
Another offence of violation of public notification was registered on Monday against an unidentified person. Police said that the accused had put up flags of BJP in public places at Lilod village and had not removed them even after the campaign period was over.