A youth was arrested on Sunday after a video of him went viral on social media showing him casting votes multiple times, officials said. The boy seen in the video has been identified as Rajan Singh, a resident of the village of Khiriya Pamaran in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh.
According to officials, the incident took place in the Farrukhabad parliamentary constituency, and action was taken after the video gained widespread attention online.
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Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, among other politicians, also shared the video on their official handles on X. In the video, the person was seen recording himself while allegedly casting votes for the BJP multiple times.
“If the Election Commission feels that this is wrong then it must take some action, otherwise… BJP’s booth committee is actually a loot committee,” Yadav posted on X.
The Farrukhabad seat went to polls on May 13. Uttar Pradesh Chief Election Officer Navdeep Rinwa stated that the youth has been booked under various sections and re-polling has been recommended for the booth in Etah district.
“FIR of the incident has been registered under sections 171-F and 419 of the IPC and sections 128, 132 and 136 of RP Act 951 in Nayagaon police station in Etah district,” the UP CEO said in a post on X.
The post further mentioned that instructions to suspend and initiate disciplinary proceedings against all members of the polling party have been issued. Re-polling has been recommended to the ECI at the concerned polling station.
“Strict instructions to rigorously follow the procedure in regard to the identification of the voters have been issued to all district election officers of the remaining phases in UP,” it added.