"False, Baseless": Poll Body's Police Complaint Over Viral 'EVM Hack' Clip
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Sources in the Election Commission said anyone making false claims or spreading misinformation regarding EVMs would face strict criminal action.
Amid the Opposition's questions regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) after the Maharashtra election results, the Mumbai cyber police has registered a cheating case after a viral video showed some people planning the alleged manipulation of EVMs. The case was registered on a complaint by the Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra. False Claim Regarding EVM: A video was shared by some Social media users where a person is making false, baseless and unsubstantiated claims to hack and tamper EVMs inMaharashtra elections by isolation of EVM frequency. (https://t.co/FZ6YX6GORU)Clarification: @ECISVEEPpic.twitter.com/OuJl33ekco
"A video was shared by some Social media users where a person is making false, baseless and unsubstantiated claims to hack and tamper EVMs in Maharashtra elections by isolation of EVM frequency," the Maharashtra CEO's office said in a statement.
"Mumbai Cyber Police has registered FIR No.0146/2024 at Cyber Police Station, Dakshin, Mumbai on 30th Nov night against the person in this video after receiving a complaint from CEO Maharashtra. The offence is lodged per 318/4 of Bharatiya Nyay Samhita (BNS), 2023 as well as under Clause 43 (g) and Clause 66 (d) of IT Act, 2000," it added.
