The police have seized jewellery and unaccounted cash worth Rs 98.61 lakh from two different locations in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur city, a senior official said on Sunday.
The model code of conduct is in place in the state ahead of the assembly election, which is scheduled to be held in two phases on November 7 and 17.
The police intercepted a car at Devkinandan Chowk under the civil lines police station limits on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday and seized gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 93 lakh, Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh said.
The occupants of the vehicle could not produce any documents for the consignment, he said.
Similarly, the police on Friday seized unaccounted cash of Rs 5.61 lakh from a car at Khaparganj Kabadi line under the Kotwali police station limits, the official said.
The police also launched a crackdown against persons travelling in vehicles with political name plates and drunk drivers, he said.
The police have set up 14 check posts to curb illegal activities during the elections, Mr Singh added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
PM Modi Gets Top Honour In Kuwait, Discusses Strategic Partnership With Top Leadership
Video: Rs 50 Lakh Cash Found Stuffed In Tyre In Poll-Bound Jharkhand Rs 1,100 Crore Cash, Gold Seized During Elections, 3 Times More Than 2019 Nearly 2 Crore Seized From 2 Scrap Dealers In Delhi Pics: Rahul Gandhi's Family Lunch At Iconic Delhi Restaurant 3 Khalistani Terrorists, Who Attacked Punjab Cops, Killed In UP Encounter Donald Trump Appoints Indian-American, Elon Musk Aide As AI Advisor Who Is Sriram Krishnan, Indian-American Appointed Donald Trump's AI Advisor Thepla And A Drink: Liquor On 1st Surat-Bangkok Flight Runs Out, Officials Say... "Ran For My Life": Gurgaon Woman Shares Traumatic Experience With Ola Cab Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.