BENGALURU: Officials on election duty seized unaccounted cash of Rs 10 lakh from a Mercedez Benz car at a checkpost near Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s house in R T Nagar on Thursday night.
The police have detained two people,Mohammed Sharif and Mohammed Yusuf, who claimed to be traders. The cash was found in their car while checking vehicles.
In a separate case, the election officials seized wine worth Rs 8.8 lakh near Jas Toll plaza checkpost on Tumakuru Road and soft drinks worth Rs 5 lakh which was being transported illegally near Mahadevpura.