Shillong: A day after Meghalaya’s worldwide border with Bangladesh was sealed forward of the February 27 Assembly elections, the BSF seized an enormous quantity money from close to the zero line in East Khasi Hills district, an officer stated on Sunday. Elections to the 59 meeting constituencies in Meghalaya will likely be held on Monday from 7 am to 4 pm and the votes will likely be counted on March 2.
Acting on suspicious motion, BSF seized an enormous amount of money from close to the worldwide border in two separate operations previously 48 hours, a BSF officer instructed PTI.
In the primary occasion, the BSF deployed in Hat Thymmai space of the Indo-Bangladesh border seized a bag containing 18 lakh Bangladesh Taka. The service escaped profiting from the thick vegetation and darkness, he stated.
In a second incident, BSF troops impounded Rs 3.12 lakh money in Ryngku village when the troops acted upon suspicious motion of a bunch of individuals close to the worldwide border.
The seized money was handed over to the involved authorities as per legislation, the BSF officer stated, including that the BSF has heightened vigil alongside the 443 km-long worldwide border right here.
The Election Commission had issued instructions to the enforcement companies to close the worldwide and interstate border from February 24 until March 2 within the state in view of the Meghalaya elections.
