Mangalore: Officials raid apartment at Attavar, seize Rs 63 lac in cash
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Apr 30: In yet another case of poll code violation, a huge amount of cash was seized from an apartment at Attavar here on Monday April 29 night.
As per sources, Rs 63 lac in cash was seized from the apartment belonging to U N Abdul Razak here.
The operation was led by the sector magistrate and the assistant commissioner, based on a tip-off. It is said that money was to be used for political activities. The owner could not furnish appropriate documents or account for the money, sources said.
Razak is said to be engaged in fish business and the apartment reportedly belongs to his daughter. Sources said that he reportedly denied that the money was used for political activities, but he may be asked to produce relevant documents to prove his claim.
Deupty commissioner Harsh Gupta, ACP Jagannath, election officers and others were part of the raiding team.
Pandeshwar police have registered a case.