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Hyderabad police register FIR against Amit Shah over poll code violation

Congress leaders allege that minors were present on the dais with Shah during a BJP rally in the city on 1 May

FIR lodged against Amit Shah at Moghalpura police station in Hyderabad (photo: PTI)
FIR lodged against Amit Shah at Moghalpura police station in Hyderabad (photo: PTI) PTI

Hyderabad Police have registered a case against Union home minister Amit Shah, BJP Hyderabad Lok Sabha candidate K. Madhavi Latha, and other BJP leaders for allegedly using minors in an election campaign rally recently.

In a complaint to the Telangana chief electoral officer (CEO), Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president Niranjan Reddy alleged that on 1 May, during a BJP rally from the city's Laldarwaza to Sudha Talkies, a few minors were present on the dais with Shah.

Niranjan Reddy also alleged that a child was seen with a BJP symbol, highlighting that this represented a clear violation of the guidelines of the Election Commission of India, according to information available from the FIR copy.

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Following Reddy's complaint to the poll panel, the CEO forwarded it to the city police for a factual report, resulting in the registration of an FIR against Shah in Moghalpura police station at 7.00 pm on Thursday, 2 May.

Other accused persons in the case include T. Yaman Singh and senior BJP leader G. Kishan Reddy and legislator T. Raja Singh.

The police have registered a case under IPC section 188 (violation of an order issued by a public servant) and are probing the matter further.

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