UP election haul tops Rs 200 cr in unaccounted cash, narcotics and liquor

900,000 licensed arms deposited with district authorities, licenses of over 1,000 cancelled; restraint order issued against 2.2 mn persons and non-bailable warrants executed against 35,000

Uttar Pradesh, which accounts for the maximum number of 80 Lok Sabha seats, has logged record haul of nearly Rs 200 crore in unaccounted cash and precious metals, narcotics and liquor across the state.

Under the model code of conduct (MCC) in force for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the state police and Income Tax (I-T) department have so far recovered more than Rs 46 crore in unaccounted cash in UP, apart from precious metals such as gold and silver worth almost Rs 72 crore.

The police and the narcotic department have also seized psychotropic substances,