Cash to the tune of Rs 82,000, 10 fake voter ID cards and a van were seized from them, in R T Nagar on Sunday.
According to the police, Venkatesh and Murthy were caught when they were allegedly luring voters to vote for Congress candidate from J C Nagar (ward no. 46) Govindaraju, at Adarsh School polling booth in R T Nagar 1st Block.
R Madhusoodan, a voter from Mathadahalli, saw the duo carrying a plastic bag containing Rs 500 currency notes and tipped off the police.
Moreover, they allegedly offered 10 fake voter ID cards to those who didn’t have them, police added.
Published 28 March 2010, 18:37 IST