Jaipur: In a joint operation in Jaipur ahead of the December 1 assembly polls in Rajasthan, Income Tax, Collectorate and Election Commission officials today found over Rs 13 lakh in cash in possession of a former MP.
Responding to an anonymous tip-off received by election officials, the joint team surveyed the hotel where Meetha Lal Jain, a former Member of Parliament from the Pali constituency, was putting up.
"Jain is being asked to disclose the source of the cash," a senior IT official said.
Jain, who is reportedly a leader of a local political outfit, Bharitya Yuva Jan Shakti Party, was unavailable for comment.
Responding to an anonymous tip-off received by election officials, the joint team surveyed the hotel where Meetha Lal Jain, a former Member of Parliament from the Pali constituency, was putting up.
"Jain is being asked to disclose the source of the cash," a senior IT official said.
Jain, who is reportedly a leader of a local political outfit, Bharitya Yuva Jan Shakti Party, was unavailable for comment.
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