Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 23: Two activists of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were detained by the police on the allegations by the Congress workers and people that they were allegedly paying money to buy votes for their candidate in Bhallesa area of Bhaderwah Assembly constituency in district Doda.
However, the allegations were not substantiated by police and Magistrate, who rushed to the spot after getting the complaint.
As per police sources, two persons were gheroed by Congress party activists in Bhallesa area of Bhaderwah assembly constituency in district Doda on the charges that they were distributing cash among the electorates.
Congress party activists alleged that the two workers belonged to PDP and were distributing money to lure voters.
On getting information, police team and a Magistrate rushed to the spot and during search, police recovered Rs 23,000 from a house and a Scorpio car.
The house and the vehicle were seized and both PDP activists were detained. However, the recovered cash was within permissible limits of the ECI, which was Rs 50,000.
Meanwhile, reports said that Congress workers started protests in the area against the incident.
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