No body frisking of disembarking passengers during polls: EC

Body frisking of any passenger will not be done during disembarkment at remote uncontrolled airports/helipads unless there is specific information about unauthorised arms or contraband goods being carried during elections.
The airport security has also been asked to instantly inform the Income Tax department on detection of cash exceeding Rs 10 lakh or bullion weighing 1 kg or more in the baggage of aircraft flying to or from any poll-bound state.
While all rules and procedures with regard to frisking and checking of persons and baggage should be enforced without any exception during the election process, any unauthorised arms, contraband goods, cash exceeding Rs 50,000 belonging to any candidate or agent or party functionary shall be investigated and considered for seizure.

This has been clarified by the Election Commission to all poll-bound states following new instructions from government to be adopted for prevention of transport of unauthorised arms, contraband goods and suspicious money/bullion through airports during the conduct of elections.
The law enforcement agencies, like CISF, state police and Income Tax Department have also been asked to develop internal Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in such a way that the entire event right from detection till seizure or release at the airport is captured by close circuit TVs/video camera.
The modified standard operating procedures of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, a wing of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, come ahead of the assembly elections to five states of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, due later this year.

The EC has asked all poll-bound states to put in place proper procedures and machinery to stop any misuse of money power during elections and stop the menace of paid news.