KADAPA: Kadapa district police seized 5.6kg of gold ornaments in two separate searches on Wednesday. The police in Jammalamadugu seized 2.7kg and the Proddatur Rural police seized 2.9kg of ornaments. Those who possessed these did not show any documents about purchase and hence the police handed over the ornaments to the Income Tax authorities.
Jammalamadugu sub-divisional police officer Nallamari Nagaraju said the first seizure was made while cops inspected a car. Two bags were found inside the vehicle at Muddanur Cross Road. The driver was detained. He told the cops that the ornaments were being taken to Proddatur to be polished at a gold jewellery shop in Pulivendula area.
According to DSP Prasad Rao, Proddatur Rural Police are conducting inspections of vehicles in the run-up to the panchayat elections. On the Proddatur-Mydukuru road, a man suspiciously stopped his vehicle for some time. Police did a search and found 2.92kg of gold ornaments and cash of Rs. 7.32 lakh in his handbag.
Although he identified himself as a gold trader from Hyderabad, the ornaments were seized and handed over to the Income Tax authorities as he did not have proper documents.
DSP of Karur Karunapati Nagendra Kumar Anburajan said the election code was in force in the wake of the panchayat elections. It stipulated that anyone traveling with cash or valuables must carry bills. Without bills, a case would be registered and the seized cash or ornaments would be handed over to the commercial tax and income tax authorities.
Check posts have been set up at various places in the district and inspections are on. In addition this, flying squads will also be in the field. Complaints about candidates/parties offering temptations to voters like cash or liquor etc can be reported to phone 9121100602.
