Rs 1 crore seized from kin of BJP's bypoll candidate

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad police on Sunday seized Rs 1 crore cash from a relative of M. RaghunandanRao, the BJP candidate in the Dubbak Assembly bypolls In Telangana.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said the money was being taken to Dubbaka for distribution among voters ahead of the November 3 elections.

The cash was seized from RaghunandanRao's brother-in-law SurabhiSrinivasRao's car near Begumpet flyover.

The Police Commissioner said SrinivasRao told police that a manager of Visakha Industries Ltd belonging to former MP and BJP leader G. Vivek gave him the money. The cash was seized in a joint operation by North Zone Task Force and Begumpet police, who arrested SrinivasRao and car driver Ravi Kumar.

Police also seized two mobile phones. It registered a case and took up further investigation. The money was recovered shortly before the campaign was to end for the by-elections in Dubbak in Siddipet district. (IANS)

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