India Hauls Record $557 Million in Illicit Cash Before Elections
An Indian security personnel walks past the office of the Election Commission of India in New Delhi.
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The Election Commission of India confiscated a record 46.5 billion rupees ($557 million) of illicit money and goods in the run up to voting, more than its haul over the whole of the 2019 elections.