Over Rs 2.76 lakh thrown out of fleeing car near Cuddalore District

CUDDALORE: 

         The district administration has launched a hunt for the car that gave a slip to the flying squad after dumping on the road a cloth bag containing Rs 2,76,400 in cash, all in Rs. 100 denomination, at Melpathi near here on Thursday.

          Some of the cash bundles carried the Laskshmi Vilas Bank slips. The seized cash was entrusted with the Nellikuppam police station. On information District Collector P.Seetharaman, accompanied by Superintendent of Police Ashwin Kotnis and Election Observer D.S.Dhok Rajurkar went to the police station to inspect the cash.

         The Collector told the presspersons that at about 10.30 a.m., the Election Control Room in the Collectorate received information that money was being distributed to voters in the Nellikuppam area. Soon, a flying squad led by Deputy Block Development Officer Ganesan rushed to the spot. But on sighting the official vehicle, the Maruti car bearing registration number TN-01-X-5478 sped away.

         When the flying squad chased the car, the occupants of the car threw out the bag containing the cash and some crumpled sheets of papers carrying the names of voters and blocks where the cash was supposed to be distributed. The Collector said a special team had been formed to trace the car. Meanwhile, the officials found out that the owner of the car is S.Ramalingam, a resident of Block-4 in the Neyveli Township.

             He said the people could inform election-related irregularities to the control room functioning round the clock over toll free number 1800—4257019 with extension numbers 213,214,217 and 219, and, 04142-220029.

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Over 700 troublesome persons will be bound over

CUDDALORE: 

         Security measures would be provided to ensure the peaceful conduct of Assembly election. This includes deployment of Central para-military forces at polling stations and bringing persons with doubtful credentials under strict vigilance, according to Ashwin Kotnis, Superintendent of Police.

         Mr. Kotnis told The Hindu that so far 703 such persons had been identified in Cuddalore district and they would soon be “bound over.” It meant that those who had been identified as criminals and habitual offenders would be urged to execute a bond to the effect that they would not indulge in any wrongful act that might disturb public tranquillity and breach public peace. First Information Reports would be filed against them and Section 107 of Criminal Procedure Code would be invoked in the case of those who might endanger public peace, and Section 110 of the Cr.P.C against the habitual offenders so as to haul them up before the Magistrate to execute the required bond, Mr. Kotnis said. This was also sort of preventive measure as they would be bound by the vow and also held responsible for any wrong doing.

             Police observer Hariram Meean also stressed the point at a review meeting held recently by Additional Chief Electoral Officer P.Amudha here.

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I will not forget Vriddhachalam forever, says Vijayakant

CUDDALORE: 

        Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam founder Vijayakant has said that he will not forget Vriddhachalam for his life because it elected him as MLA in 2006.

       He made this observation while canvassing votes for party candidate V.Muthukumaran at Vriddhachalam on Thursday. He further said that he had set up free computer centres and sewing classes in Vriddhachalam, which he would not dismantle but continue to patronise even though he had shifted his constituency to Rishivandhiyam.

         Mr. Vijayakant recounted the arrangements made for supplying drinking water to Vriddhachalam residents through tankers and other welfare measures initiated by him. Later, at Thittakudi, Mr. Vijayakant campaigned for party candidate K. Tamilalagan. He called upon the voters to extend their support to AIADMK-led alliance to redress their grievances. Speaking at Chidambaram, Mr. Vijayakant said that several promises made by the ruling dispensation remained only on paper and prominent among them was the distribution of two acres of land to landless farmers.

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