Man Hacks Election Commission Website To Create Hundreds Of Fake Voter IDs: UP Cops

Vipul Saini, who has a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) degree, was arrested Thursday from Saharanpur district.

The Uttar Police police has arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly hacking into the Election Commission of India (ECI) website and creating hundreds of fake voter IDs, officials said Friday. Vipul Saini, who has a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) degree, was arrested Thursday from Saharanpur district. During initial investigation, police found that Saini worked at the behest of a person named Armaan Malik from Madhya Pradesh, and created over 10,000 fake voter IDs over three months. Saharanpur Senior Superintendent of Police S Channappa told PTI that Saini was paid Rs 100-200 per ID and when his bank account was examined after the arrest, the police found Rs 60 lakh deposited in it.