50% complaints on EC’s C-Vigil app found bogus

Jaipur | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

Summary:

"When we come across bogus uploads like selfies, photos of houses and other irrelevant pictures, we call up the complainant and warn him/her not to post such things on the C-vigil app. Of the total, 13 (26.5%) were dropped after the complaints were found to be bogus. In Jhunjhunu , of the total 15 cases registered, 14 (93.3%) were found to be fake or bogus.So far, no C-Vigil complaints have been registered in Bundi, Dausa, Hanumangarh , Jaisalmer, Karauli, Pratapgarh and Tonk. These cases are dropped.”The violations registered through C-Vigil app range from distributing cash, liquor, money, influencing voters through advertisements, posters and hoardings, paid news, communal hate speech, intimidation, freebies distribution, fake news and using government vehicle after office hours. In Jaipur, of the total 27 cases, nine (33.3%) were found to be bogus..