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Karnataka files FIRs over alleged voter name deletions scheme

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC · How we work

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Karnataka Police Books MLA

Karnataka police booked Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for trying to delete living voters during SIR exercise.
An FIR was filed on October 8 after trader Abdul Razak Bagwan said a death certificate erased his name.
Police filed a FIR against BJP corporator Girish Patil for submitting fake documents to erase voter names.
The probe says the scheme targeted eight living voters, including Bagwan, whose name linked to a death certificate.

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Congress Proposes SIT

Karnataka’s Congress government may form a Special Investigation Team to probe the FIRs.
EC officer V Anbukumar recorded 91,278 Form 7 applications by September 24 with no deletions.
BJP and JD(S) sent a memorandum to Governor Gehlot alleging police intimidation of Form 7 objectors.
Preliminary findings indicate Form 7 applications were produced by an automated system, suggesting coordinated deletion attempts.

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Karnataka Police Books MLA

Karnataka police booked Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for trying to delete living voters during SIR exercise.
An FIR was filed on October 8 after trader Abdul Razak Bagwan said a death certificate erased his name.
Police filed a FIR against BJP corporator Girish Patil for submitting fake documents to erase voter names.
The probe says the scheme targeted eight living voters, including Bagwan, whose name linked to a death certificate.

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