Karnataka vote chori scam: Attempts to delete 6,994 votes exposed

Special Investigation Team finds attempts to delete nearly 7,000 Congress votes in Aland, Karnataka. Six suspects involved, with Rs 80 paid per deleted vote. Electoral intervention prevented loss

The Special Investigation Team probing the “ vote chori ” (vote theft) in Aland Assembly segment in 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 said that for every successfully deleted vote, the suspects were paid R80. There were requests to delete 6994 votes. Read More

Aland is in Kalaburagi in North Karnataka, the home district of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior Congress MLA BR Patil represents the Assembly seat