Police summons suspended IAS officers accused of voter data theft by pvt firm
Bengaluru, Dec 7: Two Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers, suspended in connection with the alleged voter data theft by a private firm, have been summoned, a police officer said on Wednesday.
According to the officer, K Srinivas and S Rangappa were asked to depose before the investigating officer today.
However, they have sought a week's time to appear for questioning, he added.
Srinivas was the deputy commissioner of Bengaluru Urban District, and Rangappa was the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, who also served as the Additional District Election Officer, when the alleged electoral data theft took place.
They were suspended on November 26 as they were in-charge of those constituencies which allegedly saw large-scale election data fraud.
The Election Commission had ordered reviewing the addition and deletion in the electoral roll in Shivaji Nagar, Chickpet and Mahadevapura Assembly segments.
The investigation would also cover Chilume Educational Cultural and Rural Development Institute (Chilume), which is at the centre of controversy.
"We will probe whether it is a trust or a firm," the police officer said.
The Chilume Trust had allegedly got permission from the BBMP for voter awareness drive free of cost'.
The Congress has charged the Trust with appointing a large number of Block-level Officers (BLOs), which usually should be done by the government, and issuing identity cards to them.
The BLOs then conducted a door-to-door survey of voters using their BLO identity card, the party had alleged.
Congress further said the Trust 'sub-leased' its job to some other agencies as well.
After the matter came to light, the BBMP terminated the permission granted to Chilume Trust. The Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka, too, intervened and an FIR was registered in this connection. Based on the FIR, the investigations are underway.
Based on the FIR, police arrested many people including the trust director Krishnappa Ravikumar.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th Saudi Pro League goal
Riyadh (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table.
The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career on Thursday. It was also his 26th league goal of the season.
“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said.
João Félix, signed from Chelsea in July, scored three goals for the league leaders.
The win took Al-Nassr to 82 points from 32 games, five ahead of Al-Hilal, which has three matches, one more than Nassr, left to play. Al-Hilal meets Al-Kholood on Friday and faces Nassr on Tuesday in what could be a title decider against its Riyadh rival.
“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus said.
“We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has yet to secure a major trophy in Saudi Arabia since signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022.
