No one was injured in the firing, a senior official said. Four AMMK volunteers were detained in connection with the incident.
[email protected]. In a joint raid by the Election Commission surveillance squad and Income-Tax department late on Tuesday night, Rs 1.48 crore was seized from a store allegedly run by a supporter of the TTV Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) in the Theni Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, according to news agency PTI. During the raid, authorities had to fire warning shots in the air to disperse supporters of the AMMK who objected to the raid.The search was conducted following a tip-off about cash stored in the building. The store owner reportedly fled from the spot after the team arrived. PTI reported that an argument broke out between AMMK workers and the officials which resulted in a commotion and police fired four rounds in the air.
No one was injured in the firing, a senior official said. Four AMMK volunteers were detained in connection with the incident.
The officials said they seized a number cash packets with the names of voters and ward number written on them. “The packets have ward numbers and number of voters written on them and Rs 300 is written on each of the packets. The raid is continuing,” the senior official said.
