Stainless steel vessels seized

A total of 173 stainless steel vessels were seized by a flying squad team in Coimbatore city during election monitoring.

The seizure was made from a vehicle parked near the Tamil Nadu Housing Board residential area at Pullukadu in the Coimbatore South Assembly constituency.

The items, valued at ₹1.45 lakh, were taken into custody by a flying squad led by Coimbatore Corporation Deputy Commissioner Kumaresan.

Officials said the items were suspected of being intended as gifts for voters.

The total value of seizures in the district has reached ₹3.41 crore as of Sunday, 6 a.m.

This includes ₹1.72 crore in cash, 580.795 litres of liquor worth ₹1.84 lakh, 129.18 kg of drugs valued at ₹64.7 lakh, and gold and silver ornaments weighing 737.43 grams worth ₹70.96 lakh.

Other items numbering 2,529, including goods suspected to be used for inducement, have also been seized, with a total value of ₹31.88 lakh.