Overview
- The FIR, filed on October 28, names two unidentified persons under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for forgery, identity theft and circulating false information, along with provisions of the Information Technology Act.
- BJP social media co-convener Dhananjay Wagaskar lodged the complaint after watching the October 16 demonstration online.
- Rohit Pawar used an unauthorised website to show how a fake Aadhaar could be created, displaying a sample with President Donald Trump’s name and photograph to illustrate potential misuse.
- Police said the investigation is underway to trace the website’s creators and to assess any use of the tool to manipulate voter data.
- Pawar defended the exercise as an exposé of vulnerabilities, called the legal sections invoked "laughable," and denied committing forgery.