Man arrested for spreading false news about EVM hacking during Karnataka elections
Bengaluru: A Congress worker has been arrested by the Adugodi police for spreading false news that an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) had been hacked during the recent elections. A case has been registered against Syed under IPC 177 for obstructing election duty and spreading false news.
The accused has been identified as Syed.
On May 10, Syed arrived at a polling station in Chinnaiyanapalaya and cast his vote. After voting, he called some leaders and alleged that if he voted for one party's symbol, his vote would go to another party, indicating that the EVM had been hacked. Election officials were immediately alerted and they stopped the polling process to check the EVMs.
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After an hour of checking, the EVM was found to be correct and that Syed's vote had gone to the party he had voted for. Due to the incident, the voting process was halted for approximately an hour.
Syed was arrested by the police after his false claims were discovered during interrogation. The Adugodi police have filed a case against him and further investigation is underway.
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Four, including two siblings, dead, five injured as truck hits motorcycle and SUV in MP's Damoh
Damoh (PTI): Four persons, including two brothers, died and five others sustained injuries after a truck hit a motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district on Friday, a police official said.
The incident took place near Basa Tarkheda village, around 10 km from the district headquarters, close to a temple along Damoh-Sagar state highway in the evening, Sagar Naka police outpost in charge inspector Vikram Dangi said.
"The truck first hit a motorcycle, killing siblings Jeevan Ahirwar (33) and Suraj Ahirwar (30) on the spot. It then rammed into a Bolero, killing two persons identified as Raju Choudhary (50) and Dharmendra Sikhaiya (32). Five persons sustained injuries and have been hospitalised," he informed.
The truck driver and his assistant fled from the spot and efforts are on to nab them, the official added.
