Lok Sabha polls | BJP functionary held with cash, suspected to be for voters, near Coimbatore

Election squad seizes ₹81,000 cash and voters' list from BJP functionary in Coimbatore suspected of voter bribery.

An election flying squad team seized unaccounted for cash of ₹81,000 along with a voters’ list from a local functionary of the BJP from Pooluvapatti village in Coimbatore district late on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

The cash was seized from R. Jothimani (37), who is the president of the BJP at Alandurai, which falls in the Thondamuthur assembly segment of the Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency.

The unaccounted for cash was found along with a list of voters, and officials suspect that the money was being carried to be distributed to voters.

The Election flying squad team III of the Thondamuthu assembly segment intercepted the functionary’s vehicle at Pooluvapatti around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, based on specific information that he was carrying cash meant to be distributed to voters. As per the information, BJP functionaries planned to distribute money to voters near a tea stall at Pooluvapatti.

The team led by Deputy Commercial Tax Officier Pushpadevi checked Jothimani’s vehicle and seized the cash. The seized cash and the voters’ list was handed over to the office of the Perur Tahsildar.