Udupi: A case has been registered against Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports Pramod Madhwaraj for violating the Model Code of Conduct with his reported statement in a section of the media that the State government would give ₹ 25 lakh and a government job to P. Gururaja who won the silver medal in the 56 kg category in weightlifting at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on April 5.

Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said here on Sunday that Mr. Madhwaraj’s statement had appeared in some newspapers and Kannada news channels. Hence, a case had been registered for violation of Model Code of Conduct at the Udupi Town Police Station, she said.

The personnel of the Static Surveillance Team had confiscated a total of ₹ 4.35 lakh of unaccounted for money at Sasthan on April 6. Assistant Commissioner of Kundapur Sub Division Bhoobalan said that an amount of ₹ 3.65 lakh and ₹ 70,000 had been confiscated from the occupants of two vehicles at the check-post at Sasthan.

The people carrying the money did not provide any proper or valid documents for the possession for money. An amount of ₹ 93,000, which was unaccounted for, was confiscated from a wine shop in Udupi on Saturday night, he said.