Over 10,000 kg silver seized from truck in Dhule on polling day

Police seized 10080 kg of silver from a truck in Maharashtras Dhule district on the day of polling for the Maharashtra elections 2024 an official said reported news agency PTIPolling for 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra was held between 7 am and 6 pm on WednesdayThe seizure was made from the truck headed towards Nagpur under Thalner police station limits at around 6 am on Wednesday during a routine checkup Special Inspector General of Police Nashik Dattatray Karale said reported PTIPoll expenditure observers and the Income Tax department have been informed by the policePrima facie the silver is owned by a bank the official said adding further action will be taken after verification reported PTISince October 15 state and central agencies have seized assets of Rs 70698 crore as part of enforcement activities These include illegal cash liquor narcotics and precious metals poll authorities said on Wednesday40 booked for vandalising polling booths EVMs during assembly poll voting in Maharashtras BeedPolice have registered a case against around 40 persons after they allegedly vandalised three polling booths at Ghatnandur in Maharashtras Beed district and damaged some EVMs when voting for the Maharashtra elections 2024 was underway a day ago officials said reported PTISome police personnel were injured in the attack by the accused who carried wooden sticks and sharpedged weapons with them they saidThe case was registered at Ambajogai Rural police station around 220 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for the incidents that occurred at Ghatnandur in Parli assembly constituency an official said reported PTIPolling for the 288member state legislative assembly was held on WednesdayA video of Madhav Jadhav a local leader of the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA being beaten up at Kanherwadi village in the constituency had earlier gone viral Following that 50 to 60 persons came with wooden sticks and weapons and vandalised the polling booths set up in Someshwar School a Zilla Parishad ZP school and another ZP school for girls around 130 pm on Wednesday the official said reported PTIThey also attacked some police personnel guarding the booths in which they suffered injuries he saidSome EVMs at these polling stations were vandalised and the administration quickly got these machines replaced so that voting continues unhindered Since the votes cast on the replaced machines were safe they will be counted on the day of results the collector said on Wednesday reported PTIBased on a complaint a case was registered against the accused on the charges of attempt to murder voluntarily causing hurt use of criminal force against a public servant under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and other sections of the Representation of the People Act the official addedWith inputs from PTI