Bhubaneswar (Odisha), March 24 -- : Ahead of the Lok Sabha as well as Assembly elections in the state, law enforcement agencies here have seized cash amounting to Rs 15, 47,610 and liquor worth over Rs 1.34 crore, till date, an official statement issued on Saturday noted.

In a bid to ensure free and fair elections, Odisha Police, along with other law enforcement agencies are taking a slew of measures across the state.

According to the statement, as many as 4,153 non-bailable warrants have been issued across the state and 20,291 persons have been taken into preventive detention under section 107/116 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

As many as 3,445 gun licence holders across the state have surrendered their weapons before the concerned adm...