Overview
- Whitefield police registered the case on November 19 under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 129 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
- The FIR cites unknown persons, referring to an unnamed political party, government officials and private individuals.
- Complainant Y Vinoda, 39, of Nallurhalli, alleged large-scale insertion of fake names ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and sought an impartial investigation.
- Police said a preliminary inquiry is underway into suspected forgery and falsification of Mahadevapura’s electoral rolls.
- Reports note questions about the FIR’s maintainability under the RPA, while a previously formed SIT has probed related issues and arrested a man over alleged OTP-bypass services linked to forged Form 7 deletions.