Archive · 30 Nov 2025
FIR Filed for Forged Voter Cards in Mumbai
In Mumbai, someone found fake voter cards with the Election Commission's logo in a housing society's toilet.
These fake cards were shared on a social media platform called X. A woman named Shenlata Swami, who works in a government office, saw these fake cards and told the police.
The police then filed a case against an unknown person for making and sharing these fake cards.
The police said this was done to trick people and make the Election Commission look bad.
The case was filed under several legal sections that deal with making fake documents and causing trouble.
Forged voter card images with the Election Commission logo were found in an Andheri housing society's toilet.
Shenlata Swami, a tehsildar office worker, filed a complaint after seeing the images on X (Twitter).
The FIR was registered on November 24, based on images shared on November 22.
The case was filed under Sections 335, 336, 353(1)(b), 356(1), and 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The incident aims to mislead voters and damage the Election Commission's reputation.
- Who
- Shenlata Swami, a tehsildar office worker, filed the complaint.
- What
- Forged voter card images were found and circulated.
- When
- The FIR was filed on November 24, based on images shared on November 22.
- Where
- The incident occurred in an Andheri housing society's toilet in Mumbai.
- Why
- To prevent misleading voters and damaging the Election Commission's reputation.
- Location
- Andheri, Mumbai
- Complainant
- Shenlata Swami
- FIR Date
- November 24
- Incident Date
- November 22
- Legal Sections
- 335, 336, 353(1)(b), 356(1), 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Platform
- X (Twitter)
- Complaint Trigger
- Collector Saurabh Kataria's alert