In a surprise check carried out by one of the several State Election Commission-appointed flying squads, its officials recovered Rs 4.9 lakh from the Four Bungalows office of BJP candidate Dr Bharti Lavekar for Versova constituency.

An EC official said, “We have several flying squads that conduct raids, with the help of police officials, at locations they suspect could be the breeding grounds for foul play. Such raids will continue till Wednesday evening. We are also keeping a tab on the candidates and their vehicles. We check vehicles that raise suspicion.”