Tourists continue to be the most affected by the seizure of cash by flying squad officials in the Nilgiris.
On Monday, videos of a family from Punjab, who were visiting the Nilgiris, went viral after one of them broke down in tears when flying squad personnel seized ₹ 69,400 in cash from them. After much outrage from local residents, the money was returned to the family on Monday evening by election officials from the Nilgiris.
However, tourists as well as members of the public continue to fall foul of the election rules, with tourists from Nagpur in Maharashtra as well as from Gujarat reaching the Collector’s office trying to get money seized by flying squad officials released.
