Jamshedpur SSP reports deposit of 1,178 arms ahead of Elections

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, April 29: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kishore Kaushal, during a press meeting informed that a total of 1,178 arms had been voluntarily deposited in the district prior to ther forthcoming elections. He emphasized that appropriate action would be taken against those who failed to surrender their arms as per the regulations.

SSP Kaushal also stated that Criminal Conspiracy Act (CCA) had been imposed on several persons, with recommendations for further CCA imposition on others. Notably, a significant amount of cash totaling Rs 68,08,466 has been seized thus far. The breakdown of seized funds included Rs 3,47,269 in Baharagora, Rs 5,12,294 in Ghatshila, Rs 15,45,856 in Potka, Rs 20,11,832 in Jugsalai, Rs 18,72,169 in Jamshedpur West, and Rs 5,19,046 in other areas.

Candidates required to disclose criminal records in Lok Sabha elections: DEO

Jamshedpur, April 29:  Ananya Mittal, the District Election Officer (DEO), announced that candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections must publicly disclose any criminal records they may have. Candidates were mandated to provide comprehensive information about their criminal cases, accompanied by an affidavit in Form 26. Additionally, they must inform their respective political parties about these cases, who are then obligated to publish this information on their official websites.

In addition, after filing their nominations, candidates and their political parties were required to publicize information regarding any criminal cases at least thrice in newspapers and TV channels. This measure aimed to provide voters with ample opportunity to learn about the backgrounds of the candidates.