A Karnataka Police SIT has uncovered a voter deletion scam in Aland constituency, where Rs 80 was paid per fake application — totalling over Rs 4.8 lakh for 6,018 fraudulent deletions.
Only 24 of the deletions were genuine; the rest were allegedly coordinated by local operators using fake mobile numbers and stolen Election Commission portal credentials.
Raids at properties linked to former MLA Subhash Guttedar yielded electronic evidence, as investigators probe possible political links and the funding behind the operation.