Karnataka police obtained a court search warrant to inspect the Ballari office of BJP corporator and booth-level agent Motkar Srinivas following a complaint alleging attempts to illegally disenfranchise 7,561 voters.
An FIR was registered after Srinivas submitted representations on September 21 to remove voters deemed absent or relocated, which election authorities initially rejected due to a lack of supporting evidence.
State home minister Priyank Kharge warned of legal consequences for bulk Form 7 misuse, while opposition leaders criticized the police action and threatened statewide agitations.