MH-CASH-SEIZURE

Rs 64,500 cash seized from car outside Sena nominee's office
    Mumbai, Apr 29 (PTI) The flying squad of the Election
Commission seized Rs 64,500 cash from a car parked outside the
poll campaign office of Shiv Sena candidate in Maharashtra's
Palghar district on Monday, a police official said.
    The raid was carried out in the early hours by the
EC's staff near Central Park in Tulinj area where the poll
campaign office of Sena's nominee Rajendra Gavit is located,
he said.
    The action was taken following a complaint by Bahujan
Vikas Aghadi activists, including Vasai-Virar mayor Rupesh
Jadhav, who alleged that cash was being distributed to lure
voters, he said.
    Based on the complaint, the car parked outside Gavit's
office was checked by the police and EC staff, who found Rs
64,500 cash in the vehicle, he said.
    During enquiry, the police found Shiv Sena MLC
Ravindra Phatak and his supporters at the poll campaign
office, he said.
    The Tulinj police filed a complaint against Phatak for
being present in the constituency even after the campaign was
over, the official said.
    Phatak violated Chapter 8 of the Model Code of Conduct
which mentions that any political personality, who does not
belong to the constituency, should not remain there after the
campaigning gets over, he said.
    An investigation was on into the incident, he added.
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