May 16 polls: Two attempts to distribute money foiled

Electoral officials and police today foiled attempts, reportedly by ruling AIADMK workers, to bribe voters at two places in the district.
On a tip-off that money was being distributed among villagers, police rushed to Pogalur near Annur, about 30 km from here.
But on seeing the police team, the party workers fled the spot, police said.
Similarly, some workers allegedly belonging to AIADMK, were distributing Rs 300 per vote in an estate in Valparai.
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Meanwhile, an Erode report said electoral officials

seized Rs 1 lakh from the house of a grocery merchant today.
District officials said, based on a tip-off, the Expenditure Observer, Basker Rao Ennaty along with Erode East Constituency Returning Officer Murugesan and a team of Income Tax sleuths raided the house of Mohan Kumar at Kallikadaimedu, Erode and found Rs 1 lakh cash in his house.

Mohan Kumar confessed that he had hoarded the money meant for distribution to voters.
The officials seized the amount and further probe is on.