Politics
FIR names Yatnal over false voter death papers
The Hindu··4d ago
Vijayapura police registered an FIR against MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal over alleged false death certificates of voters. Vendor Abdul Razak Bagwan filed the complaint at Jala Nagar station. Bagwan said Yatnal claimed he had died to delete his name under SIR. He cited at least seven others treated the same way. Yatnal was expelled by the BJP in March 2025.
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What It Means For You
- Voters in Vijayapura can check whether Form 7 deletions used alleged false death certificates.
- Eight Muslim women from Vijayapura said on October 7 they were shown as deceased in filed papers.
- A People’s Tribunal on SIR grievances was announced for October 8 at Freedom Park in Bengaluru.
What's Happening
- Police registered the FIR after Bagwan alleged a conspiracy to delete names via false death certificates.
- Jagrutha Karnataka said Yatnal’s list was dated August 31, a week after draft rolls on August 24.
- Activists asked how names across 198 polling stations were matched to deceased records in one week.
How the allegation surfaced
- Yatnal is the MLA and booth-level agent for the Vijayapura Assembly constituency.
- Victims had submitted a memorandum to the DC and DEO of Vijayapura a week earlier.
- Actor-activist Prakash Raj raised the issue at a rally in Vijayapura days before the FIR reports.
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