Karnataka - Mysore   

RPF, KSRTC to help check inflow of black money

MYSORE: The authorities have taken serious note of the flow of money and liquor into the district during the run up to the elections and have sought additional measures to contain them.

The Railway Protection Force and the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation staff will be roped in for election-related duties like checking and frisking passengers in trains, railway stations and bus stands within the jurisdiction of Mysore revenue division, to stem the flow of illegal money. They will assist the district administration in this regard. The Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer P. Manivannan has also sought the assistance of the Divisional Railway Manager, Mysore Division, and the Divisional Controller of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation to involve staff in checking and frisking passengers suspected of carrying large sums of money. Mr. Manivannan said there was a huge flow of funds into the district. He pointed out the seizing of a car which carried Rs. 1.2 crore in Mandya and another with Rs. 5 lakh in Mysore.

The decision to seek the Railways and the KSRTC staff’s help followed a meeting which discussed various means of flow of money and the methods that could be employed to contain them. The authorities said unaccounted black money is transported using a human conduit through the road and rail routes.

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