Bengaluru: In a major revelation, the probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Karnataka police, investigating the alleged vote theft in the Aland assembly constituency, indicated that suspects were paid Rs 80 for every successfully deleted vote.

The probe team also zeroed in on at least six suspects allegedly involved in the attempts made to delete the vote in the assembly segment ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections, according to sources.

The case gained momentum after the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in September 2025, accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of refusing to share the required information to investigate the case and nab the culprits.

Gandhi had alleged that the CID, which was previously probing the allegations, had wr

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