5 BLOs Suspended After BJP Worker Caught Photocopying 3,404 SIR Forms in Navi Mumbai
Authorities registered a case and suspended five booth-level officers after 3,400 Special Intensive Revision forms were found at a private photocopy shop.
- On Friday, Raigad District Collector Kishan Jawale suspended five Booth Level Officers pending disciplinary proceedings after 3,400 Special Intensive Revision forms were discovered at a photocopy shop in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
- A viral video from Thursday captured Sena-UBT workers confronting Suraj Patil, allegedly a BJP Youth Wing office-bearer, while he was photocopying the forms at the shop.
- Scrutiny of the cache revealed the forms belonged to 11 polling stations, prompting authorities to register a case against Patil under the Representation of the People Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar MLA Rohit Pawar demanded further accountability, alleging the incident confirms the BJP is using the SIR process to "ensure its poll victory."
- Police are probing the incident amid allegations the suspect fled the Kharghar police station shortly after questioning, while the administration launched an inquiry into how sensitive voter documents reached private hands.
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5 BLOs suspended after BJP worker caught photocopying 3,404 SIR forms in Navi Mumbai
Five booth-level officers faced suspension after a BJP worker was apprehended with voter details. The worker was caught photocopying over 3,000 Special Intensive Revision electoral forms. These forms contained voter photographs and personal information from Panvel constituency. Authorities verified the documents and registered a case against the detained BJP worker. The incident highlights concerns regarding the handling of sensitive electoral d…
5 BLOs suspended over 3,400 SIR forms found at Kharghar photocopy centre; one booked
The issue came to light on Thursday evening after Shiv Sena (UBT) Raigad district coordinator chief Prasad Bhoir lodged a complaint with the Electoral Registration Office regarding the unauthorised photocopying of enumeration forms at a photocopy centre in sector 19 in Kharghar
Tension in Navi Mumbai as BJP, Uddhav Sena workers clash over SIR forms
A political controversy has erupted in Navi Mumbai after thousands of SIR forms, used for voter list revision, were allegedly found at a photocopy shop. This led to a clash between Shiv Sena (UBT) and BJP activists, with allegations of voter list manipulation and questions raised about the transparency of the electoral process.
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