The Special Investigation Team (SIT) 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 told PTI that for every successfully deleted vote, the suspects were paid ₹80. There were requests to delete 6,994 votes, but barring a few genuine cases, other requests were bogus.
Aland is in Kalaburagi in North Karnataka, the home
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