The cyber branch of Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against a person who claimed to be able to hack EVMs by tampering with the 'frequency' of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Election Commission officials gave this information. He said that the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Maharashtra has filed a complaint in the matter, alleging that the claims made by the accused Syed Shuja are false and baseless.
An FIR was registered against the person seen in the video under the Indian Code of Justice (BNS) and the Information Technology (IT) Act on November 30 at the cyber police station in South Mumbai, the official said. A video was shared by some people on social media, in which a person can be heard claiming that he can hack the EVM by tampering with the 'frequency' of the EVM in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, after which the elections will be held. The Commission took this action.
A case was registered in 2019 also
In 2019, the Election Commission had ordered an FIR to be registered against Shuja for making a similar claim. “An FIR was lodged against the same person (Shuja) in Delhi in 2019 on the directions of the Commission in a similar incident involving false claims,” the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra said in a post on X. Who is hiding in some other country.'' An official of the Commission said that Delhi and Mumbai Police are actively investigating the matter and persons in contact with such persons involved in such ''malicious activities'' have been arrested. identified and arrested Taking necessary steps to do so.
Claiming EVM tampering is a serious crime
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