The district election officials have seized ₹1 crore from the house of a panchayat president on Friday night and intimated the Income Tax department about the same.
Following a tip received at the district control room, a team of election officials conducted a search at the house of the Ettarai panchayat president A. Divya, 30. As the cash seized was more than ₹10 lakh, the officials notified the Income Tax Department as per protocol.
District Collector M. Pradeep Kumar told presspersons that they were awaiting a detailed report by the I-T department. A case would be filed based on the findings of the department.
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