Overview
- Rahul Gandhi unveiled his “H-files,” alleging about 25 lakh suspect entries in Haryana’s 2024 rolls, citing a Brazilian model’s image reused 22 times in Rai and pointing to postal-ballot divergences.
- The Election Commission labeled the charges unfounded, reported zero appeals during roll revision, and noted 22 election petitions pending before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- The woman in the viral image, identified as Larissa Nery, said the photo was a years-old stock picture and that she has never been to India.
- A booth-level officer in Rai told India Today she found the same image on three voter IDs and treated them as misprints, correcting cases where voters provided original photos.
- Local voters named in reports attributed mismatched photos to old printing or data-entry errors and said they voted in 2024, as Congress demanded forensic scrutiny and a high-level probe.