Bengaluru police register case over alleged manipulation of 778 voter entries
Vyalikaval police have registered a case after Congress leader Anoop Iyengar alleged that Form-7 applications were used to seek deletion of 778 voter entries in Bengaluru’s Malleswaram constituency. A BJP member has been named as an accused, but the allegations have not been established in court.
Vyalikaval police have registered a case over alleged irregularities in voter records in Bengaluru’s Malleswaram constituency, following a complaint by Congress leader Anoop Iyengar. The FIR was registered on October 2 under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. It concerns Polling Station No.
157 and allegations that Form-7 applications were used to seek the deletion of names from electoral records. According to the complaint, the applications described voters as having shifted residence or being deceased, even though the voters had cast their ballots. Mr.
Iyengar alleged that the process was intended to interfere with electoral rolls and disenfranchise eligible voters. The complaint refers to 778 entries across several polling parts. It lists 122 applications in Part 157, 233 in Part 155, 28 in Part 156, five in Part 158, 47 in Part 154, 171 in Part 205, 68 in Part 203 and 104 in Part 153.
The FIR names G.S. Vasanthalakshmi, identified as a BJP member, as accused number one. It also lists an unidentified person associated with the RSS.
The FIR alleges that Ms. Vasanthalakshmi was associated with preparing or submitting the disputed applications. Police registered the case on Friday.
The allegations against those named have not been established in court, and the source material does not report a response from the accused or the election authorities.
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