<p>The Central Crime Branch sleuths busted a fake voter’s identity card racket on Saturday night. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The cards were to be circulated for proxy voting at various places during Sunday’s elections to the Council from the graduates’ constituencies.<br /><br />Acting on a tip-off, police raided the ground floor of house number 37 on 2nd Main, 3rd Cross, Someshwarnagar, in the Siddapur police limits and arrested eight people. <br /><br />The suspects are identified as: Mohiddin Khan, 29, a resident of Kalasipalya; Saleem Pasha, 34, Siddapur; Shazid, 32, Kalasipalya; Sadrulla Khan, 28, Someshwarnagar; Hemanth, 21, Kamakshipalya; Krishnamurthy, 26, Sannkki Bayalu; Satish, 21, Srirampura and Mohan, 26 of Kaveripura. <br /><br />The prime suspect, Mohin, a notorious rowdy-sheeter, is on the run. <br /><br />A total of 138 counterfeit identity cards were confiscated, of which 65 were for the Bangalore South, 57 for KR Puram, 14 for Uttarahalli and two for Yelahanka. <br /><br />The police also seized all electronic gadgets used to create the cards, including six laptops, a web camera, a scanner, three printers, a laminating machine, a cutting machine and an electoral roll of voters for the graduates’ constituencies. <br /><br />In addition, 13 cellphones, hologram stickers, lamination covers and nine fake seals were seized.<br /><br />Mohin has been allegedly involved in several murders and attempted murders. He is also a known associate of leaders from a regional party in Karnataka. <br /><br />Police suspect that he handled ‘crucial matters’ for the party during BBMP elections. <br /><br />Central Crime Branch sleuths also believe that Mohin may have started the racket on the instructions of a few <br />leaders. <br /><br />According to police, the gang had plans to help proxy voting at various graduates’ constituencies. <br /><br />They also gathered information about genuine candidates including names, addresses and other details.<br /><br />A web camera was used to take photos of fake voters. A fake seal of the returning officer was employed as were phoney holograms of the Bhoomi project, under which land records are issued. <br /><br />The gang also prepared fake identity cards akin to the ones issued by the Election Commission of India.<br /><br />B Dayanand, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime, East Division) said: “Mohin pooled in other suspects.” <br /><br />“They started their racket just a week ago. All the eight arrested are first time offenders and were forced into the racket by Mohin. It is not known whether any big names are involved.”</p>
<p>The Central Crime Branch sleuths busted a fake voter’s identity card racket on Saturday night. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The cards were to be circulated for proxy voting at various places during Sunday’s elections to the Council from the graduates’ constituencies.<br /><br />Acting on a tip-off, police raided the ground floor of house number 37 on 2nd Main, 3rd Cross, Someshwarnagar, in the Siddapur police limits and arrested eight people. <br /><br />The suspects are identified as: Mohiddin Khan, 29, a resident of Kalasipalya; Saleem Pasha, 34, Siddapur; Shazid, 32, Kalasipalya; Sadrulla Khan, 28, Someshwarnagar; Hemanth, 21, Kamakshipalya; Krishnamurthy, 26, Sannkki Bayalu; Satish, 21, Srirampura and Mohan, 26 of Kaveripura. <br /><br />The prime suspect, Mohin, a notorious rowdy-sheeter, is on the run. <br /><br />A total of 138 counterfeit identity cards were confiscated, of which 65 were for the Bangalore South, 57 for KR Puram, 14 for Uttarahalli and two for Yelahanka. <br /><br />The police also seized all electronic gadgets used to create the cards, including six laptops, a web camera, a scanner, three printers, a laminating machine, a cutting machine and an electoral roll of voters for the graduates’ constituencies. <br /><br />In addition, 13 cellphones, hologram stickers, lamination covers and nine fake seals were seized.<br /><br />Mohin has been allegedly involved in several murders and attempted murders. He is also a known associate of leaders from a regional party in Karnataka. <br /><br />Police suspect that he handled ‘crucial matters’ for the party during BBMP elections. <br /><br />Central Crime Branch sleuths also believe that Mohin may have started the racket on the instructions of a few <br />leaders. <br /><br />According to police, the gang had plans to help proxy voting at various graduates’ constituencies. <br /><br />They also gathered information about genuine candidates including names, addresses and other details.<br /><br />A web camera was used to take photos of fake voters. A fake seal of the returning officer was employed as were phoney holograms of the Bhoomi project, under which land records are issued. <br /><br />The gang also prepared fake identity cards akin to the ones issued by the Election Commission of India.<br /><br />B Dayanand, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime, East Division) said: “Mohin pooled in other suspects.” <br /><br />“They started their racket just a week ago. All the eight arrested are first time offenders and were forced into the racket by Mohin. It is not known whether any big names are involved.”</p>
