BJP candidate K Sudhakar charged with bribery in Karnataka, Rs 4.8 crore cash confiscated
BJP candidate K Sudhakar faces a case for alleged bribery. Flying Squads Team seized Rs 4.8 crore in cash. An FIR was filed against Sudhakar in Chikkaballapura constituency for violating Representation of the People Act and IPC sections.
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A case was registered against BJP candidate K Sudhakar for alleged bribery and undue influence on electorate and cash worth Rs 4.8 crores was also seized, the Election Commission said on Friday.
Action was taken by the Flying Squads Team (FST) of Chikkaballapura, they said.
Taking to 'X', Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer on Friday said the FST of Chikkaballapura seized cash worth 4.8 crores. An FIR also has been registered by the state surveillance team of Chikkaballapura Constituency against K Sudhakar, BJP candidate on April 25 at Madanayakanahally police station.
The FIR is registered under relevant sections of the Representation of the People Act and that of the IPC for bribery and undue influence on electors, he posted.
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