Amid voting, Rs 60 lakh in cash seized in Chandrapur

A flying squad of the Election Commission on Wednesday seized Rs 60 lakh in the Rajura constituency in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, where assembly polls are underway.

Poll officials raided a house at Gadchandur and confiscated the cash and some campaign material, an official said.

Altogether, 17 candidates, including Deorao Bhongle of BJP and Congress nominee Subhash Dhote are in the fray in the Rajura assembly constituency.

The Income Tax authorities have also been informed about the seizure, the official added.