No fake voter ID cards found, clarifies Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka

Bengaluru: CEO of Karnataka Sanjeev Kumar has clarified that no fake voter ID cards or voter slips were found in Prabhath Complex near Chickpet which comes under Bangalore Central LS seat.

A flying squad led by Mr Devraj has probed the incident and concluded that there was no such material in the possession of Ibrahim, a Congress worker working for Bangalore Central Congress candidate Rizwan Arshad. Mr. Ibrahim has deposed before the flying squad that he had a photo copy of the electoral rolls in which he had prepared a separate list of voters who had shifted to the constituency, in Excel sheet format. His intention was to prepare voter slips for these voters which would help them identify booths and part numbers, the CEO said.

But, the EC has booked a case against him for violating the provisions as no party can print voter slip with symbol, said the CEO.

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