Belagavi Police File FIR Against BJP Leader Ravi Patil For Voter Roll Fraud

Times of India · politics

Belagavi Market police have registered an FIR against BJP leader Dr Ravi Patil and 20-25 others for allegedly attempting to remove 198 voters' names from electoral rolls. The accused reportedly used forged documents and false information via Form 7 applications. The complaint was filed by a booth-level officer targeting Muslim voters in Ward 12. Police have invoked sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Dr Patil had previously contested the Belagavi North Assembly seat as a BJP candidate.