Ex-BJP MLA Subhash Guttedar, son move court seeking anticipatory bail in Aland voter fraud case
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Bengaluru (PTI): Former BJP MLA Subhash Guttedar and his son Harsha Guttedar on Wednesday moved the Special Court for People’s Representatives here seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the alleged voter list deletion case from Aland assembly constituency in Kalaburagi district.
The duo approached the court amid fears of arrest.
The Special Public Prosecutor sought time to file objections, following which the judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat adjourned the hearing to Thursday.
The Special Investigation Team, probing the case, has served notice to the father-son duo and is currently questioning Harsha Guttedar.
After intensified SIT scrutiny, Subhash Guttedar and his son filed for anticipatory bail in the special court.
The case, popularly known as the ‘Vote Chori’ (vote theft) case, pertains to allegations that thousands of names belonging to supporters of rival parties were illegally deleted from the voters’ list ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections.
The deletions allegedly took place under the guise of a voter verification drive. Complaints were filed claiming that the exercise was "politically motivated" and carried out to influence the outcome of the election in Aland, where Subhash Guttedar contested on a BJP ticket.
The Aland police had registered a case based on a complaint lodged by local Congress leaders, accusing several persons, including the former MLA and his associates, of conspiring to tamper with the electoral rolls.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
