Karnataka’s SIT has identified six suspects in the Aland Assembly vote deletion scam, where Rs 80 per vote was allegedly paid. Nearly 7,000 votes, mostly of Dalits and minorities, were targeted. CID raids Guttedar’s premises amid ongoing investigation

Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team probing the “vote chori” (vote theft) in the Aland Assembly segment in the 2023 Assembly elections in Karnataka has discovered that “attempts” were made to delete votes and zeroed in on at least six suspects involved in the scam.

Top sources in the Criminal Investigation Department told PTI that for every successfully deleted vote, the suspects were paid Rs 80. There were requests to delete 6,994 votes, but barring a few genuine cases, other requests were bogus.

Aland is in Kalaburagi in North Kar

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