<h1>Income Tax Department Seizes Over Rs. 16 Crore in Tamil Nadu Election Surveillance, Uncovers Unaccounted Income and Cash.</h1> The Income Tax Department conducted searches in Tamil Nadu amid election surveillance, targeting five premises in Chennai linked to entities acting as cash handlers, resulting in a cash seizure of Rs. 5.32 crore. Additionally, searches on a business group involved in yarn trading and supplying PPE kits revealed profit suppression through inflated expenses, leading to the seizure of Rs. 11.50 crore in unaccounted cash and detection of Rs. 80 crore in unaccounted income. These actions aim to curb the use of unaccounted funds in elections, supporting fair polling in Tamil Nadu. Further investigations are ongoing.