Thanos appears on voter ID in Malegaon, Rahul Gandhi targets BJP over ‘Vote Chori’
Malegaon: In a bizarre incident, a voter ID card carrying the image of Marvel’s fictional villain Thanos has gone viral from Malegaon, Maharashtra, triggering a wave of memes and fresh concerns about irregularities in electoral rolls.
The viral video showed the voter ID listing mismatched details, including an incorrect name, wrong age, and incomplete address. Former Malegaon MLA Asif Shaikh Rashid alleged that his constituency alone recorded more than 6,000 voters without addresses, 3,502 ID cards with tampered photos, and 11,298 duplicate entries.
Social media users turned the episode into a memefest, joking about “aliens entering India’s electoral rolls.” One viral post read, “Forget Avengers, in India even Thanos has to stand in line with Aadhaar and voter ID.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also shared the video on Instagram, captioning it “New voter unlocked for BJP.” The Congress has alleged large-scale manipulation of voter lists across 48 Lok Sabha constituencies, citing duplicate entries, invalid addresses, and bulk registrations. The party has launched ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ campaigns in Bihar to highlight what it calls “vote theft.”
The Election Commission has dismissed these allegations as baseless, demanding formal affidavits or apologies from the Congress. BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, ridiculed the Congress’s campaign, describing it as a “ghuspathiya bachao yatra” or “save the infiltrators rally.”
Dear @elonmusk,
— Congress Kerala (@INCKerala) August 30, 2025
If you ever hold elections on Mars, consider approaching India’s Election Commission, @ECISVEEP. We are already ahead in the game. We gave voting rights to Thanos from Titan, Saturn’s moon. If we can manage Saturn, Mars will be a cakewalk. pic.twitter.com/gZHMMC6GeY
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
