Election Commission seizes Rs 7 lakh

District Election officials today seized Rs seven lakh from a car near here.

Officials said they seized the amount during a vehicle check at Elumathur, 20 km from here.

The passenger, a PWD contractor, said he had drawn the amount from a bank and would submit a receipt for it soon, officials said.

The money was seized and it was deposited in the Treasury, officials added.

Ahead of the May 16 Assembly polls, a strict vigil is being maintained by the Election Commission against transportation of unaccounted money and illegal money transactions.