The Dharwad district poll officials seized ₹4.97 lakh unaccounted for cash which was being transported in a public transport bus on Monday night.
According to a press release issued by the District Election Officer, during a routine check at Tegur Check-Post, Masood, a resident of Chikkamagalur, was found carrying the unaccounted for cash in a Bhadravati-bound bus from Nippani.
The seized cash has been deposited at the District Treasury.