Election Commission officials have seized unaccounted money to the tune of about Rs 22.70 lakh during the last two days in the district, police said today.
While the officials seized a little over Rs 7 lakh during vehicle checks at checkposts falling under Coonoor and Gudalur constituencies yesterday, they seized Rs 2.5 lakh, 10.94 lakh and Rs 2.25 lakh today from Torapalli, Kil Nadukani and Kunjapanai checkposts in Udhgamandalam, Gudalur and Coonoor constituencies, police said.
The seizure was made from 10 persons, majority of whom hailed from Kerala, they said.
Ahead of the May 16 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, a strict vigil is being maintained by the Election Commission against transportation of unaccounted money and illegal money transactions.
