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ECI had additionally suggested political events to not carry big quantities of money. Photograph: Shutterstock
An FIR was registered on Sunday in opposition to BJP Workplace Secretary Lokesh Ambekallu and two others for illegally carrying Rs 2 crore money in a automotive, the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer mentioned.
The matter got here to gentle on Saturday when the Static Surveillance Crew (SST) of Chamrajpet intercepted a automotive right here carrying money of Rs 2 crore at 4.05 pm and intimated earnings tax officers, they mentioned.
In accordance with the EC officers, the Earnings Tax division summoned workplace bearers of the BJP and concluded that there was no violation beneath IT legal guidelines because the supply of the cash was reliable. However as per ECI (Election Fee of India) course, money greater than 10,000 given to celebration functionaries and candidates’ brokers for political actions shall be completed by cheque or on-line mode.
ECI had additionally suggested political events to not carry big quantities of money.
As there’s a violation of ECI instructions and the recipient’s checklist was not produced, primarily based on the suspicion that the cash could also be used for inducements in election, an FIR beneath revelant sections of the Illustration of the Folks Act and IPC, associated to bribery and undue affect was registered, it mentioned.
“Permission was obtained from the court docket on Sunday to file FIR in opposition to Lokesh Ambekallu, Secretary, BJP state workplace, Venkatesh Prasad and Gangadhar by the SST of 168-Chamrajpet Meeting Constituency of the Bengaluru Central Parliamentary Constituency at Cottonpet police station for illegally carrying Rs two crore in money,” the ballot physique added.
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First Revealed: Apr 21 2024 | 9:02 PM IST
