Telangana Police on Monday raided BJP candidate for Dubbaka bypoll Raghunandan Rao. Police said it seized over 18 lakh from the house of Raghunandan's relative in Siddipet. However, BJP activists at the scene claimed that the money was planted by police to sabotage the party and began running away with the seized cash. Video showed BJP workers clashing with the police and running away with cash. Police said that over Rs 12 lakh was ‘looted’ by BJP workers. BJP state president Bandi Sanjay who was on way to Siddipet after the incident was arrested and sent back to Karimanagar.