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The Income Tax department has set up air intelligence unit at Patna and Gaya international airport to check flow of illegal money during Bihar Assembly elections.
Income tax sleuths would be present at the areas where baggage is screened on X- ray machine inside the airport terminal. Registered baggage, cabin baggage of those taking choppers and planes will also be screened.
Additional Chief electoral officer R. Lakshmanan said that air intelligence unit (AIU) has also been set up at neighbouring airports including Ranchi Varanasi, Bagdogra and Kolkata. The (AIUs) at metro airports incuding New Delhi are already functional.