Indian Authorities Seize $1.1 Billion in Cash, Drugs In Election
A voter's finger is marked with indelible ink at a polling station in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Indian authorities have so far seized 88.9 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) worth of illicit money, drugs and other goods in its crackdown on illegal vote inducements in India’s six-week election, the country’s Election Commission said Saturday.
The haul exceeds the entirety seized during the last general election in 2019, and comes as authorities have vowed a crackdown on money and goods used to bribe voters in the world’s biggest election.