Cash seized from BJD MLA candidate’s wife in Odisha 

Just before the third phase polling in Odisha, Rs 84,000 was seized from the vehicle of Sabitri Sethi, wife of BJD's MLA candidate Anandapur Assembly seat, Abhimanyu Sethi.

Pradeep Pattanayak
  • Published: Thursday, 23 May 2024
  • Last updated: 23 May 2024, 07:53 PM IST

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Ahead of the third phase polling in Odisha on May 25, Rs 84,000 cash was seized from the vehicle of Sabitri Sethi, wife of BJD’s MLA candidate for Anandapur Assembly seat, Abhimanyu Sethi. 

Also Read: More cash seized in Odisha as EC ramps up surveillance for 2024 Polls

As a part of the intensified surveillance, a flying squad team was carrying out checking at Tartara Square on Anandapur-Bhadrak road on Thursday. They detained the vehicle of Sabitri Sethi, who is also the chairperson of Hatadihi block. They carried out a search and seized the cash from the vehicle. 

The source and the purpose of the money were not ascertained immediately.

 

 

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