Election Commission seizes 58 kg gold ornaments

Bengaluru: The Election Commission (EC) authorities and police seized gold adornments weighing 58 kgs being transported in a vehicle of a courier company amid a routine check up at the Balepura check-post under Devanahalli constituency on April 27, probably intended to impact voters over the State. 

Election Commission authorities and police have been doing checking by setting up additional check points in the state  after the model code of conduct came into force in the state.

Authorities caught the Blue Dart courier vehicle close Balepura check post and confiscated gold jewelry being transported without legitimate documents. The ornaments produced by Tanishq (a Tata group company) was en route towards Hosur in Tamil Nadu, when they stopped the Bolero vehicle close Devanahalli. 

Doddaballpur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mohan Kumar, Vijayapura Circle Inspector of Police (CI) Manjunath, Channarayapatna Sub-Inspector (SI) Anand, election authorities C N Manjunatha, Tahsildar Rajanna went to the spot and investigated the things seized before giving them over to the police.