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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Two girls injured in separate wolf attacks in UP's Bahraich
Bahraich (UP) (PTI): Two minor girls were injured in separate incidents of wolf attacks in the Bahraich district, forest department officials said on Saturday.
In the first incident on Friday, Anushka Nishad (5), daughter of Baliram from Mallahanpurwa village, was sleeping alone inside her house when a wolf entered and tried to carry her away, they said.
Hearing her screams, family members and villagers rushed to the spot. The wolf left the child, hearing the commotion, and ran towards the fields. The girl sustained minor injuries from the animal's teeth, the officials said.
Divisional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav described the attack as deliberate and cleverly planned, as it occurred precisely when Anushka's mother went out for a few moments.
On the same day, Nancy (4), daughter of Kamlesh Yadav, was playing outside her house in Baburi Tola village when a wolf suddenly attacked and dragged her away.
Villagers raised an alarm, and the wolf released the child and ran towards the sugarcane fields. The injured child was sent to the Kaiserganj Community Health Centre for treatment.
Divisional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav told reporters that both attacks involved wolves, adding that the entire area is plagued by the animal's activity.
Since September 9, such attacks in the Bahraich district have claimed 10 lives, including eight children and an elderly couple, and injured dozens of people, the officials said.
District Magistrate Akshay Tripathi met the families of the victims on Friday and consoled them.
