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EC files police case over X user’s EVM claim

The Mumbai Cyber Police, on Saturday, filed an FIR against a social media user Syed Shuja for allegedly spreading misinformation about tampering of electronic voting machines after receiving a complaint from Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer. Earlier, the Election Commission of India had also filed an FIR against Shuja with the Delhi Police for similar reasons, a senior ECI official said on the condition of anonymity. “In a similar incident involving false claims, an FIR was lodged on the direction of the Election Commission against the same person in 2019 in Delhi who is hiding in some another country,” the statement read. “Delhi and Mumbai Police are actively investigating and taking necessary steps to identify and apprehend anyone within India who is in contact with such individuals or complicit in these malicious activities,” the senior official cited above said.

Hindustan Times

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