Over Rs.2 crores in cash has been seized by a flying squad election-duty officials at a house in Mandavelipakkam, said to be that of Sathyamurthy, a senior office bearer of the DMK party, this April 22 morning.
Tamil TV channels have been reporting this since morning but one TV channel junked this particular report.
Wads of currency notes, mostly Rs.500 notes were found stacked and bundled on a dining table and in a bedroom, it is reported.
The money has been seized and handed over to the IT department.
Sathyamurthy is reported to have told the inspecting team that the money was intended for business purposes. He is said to be part of DMK candidate, Dha Velu’s party unit.
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- By Baskar Seshadri
