Hubballi: Election, IT, and police officials conducted a raid on a house in Ramanakoppa village in Kundagol on Monday and seized Rs 2.2 crore. Acting on a specific tip-off, the team raided the house belonging to Ningappa Jatar in Ramankoppa.
With the model code of conduct in place, the seizure of such a large sum of cash has raised suspicions. Since the amount seized has crossed the Rs 10 lakh mark, officials from the IT department will conduct further procedures and reveal more details,” said officers.
This is the first such raid after announcement of the Lok Sabha election, the district officials are keeping a strict vigil on transactions has established 18 check-posts across the district to prevent election related irregularities.
