The State police investigation into the accusation that some elements had faked Election Commission of India (ECI) voter ID cards as proof of identity to rig the Youth Congress elections that saw Rahul Mamkoottathil emerge as the State president-designate appeared to get embarrassingly close to the organisation’s rank and file.
The probe ordered based on complaints filed by the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) resulted in the police searching the homes of at least three Youth Congress workers in Pathanamthitta and Adoor.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Thiruvananthapuram, Nidhin Raj, seized their mobile phones and laptops.
