Poll data stolen from Baghpat ADM’s office

  • | Friday | 8th March, 2019

Meerut: Thieves decamped with computers and other paraphernalia from the office of additional district election officer’s office in Baghpat in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The computers contained important poll-related data.Shiv Prakash Singh, kotwali in charge, Baghpat, said, “We have filed an FIR and investigations are on. The stolen items related to poll-related data. The theft was discovered on Tuesday morning. were found missing.”The cost of the products was close to Rs 2 lakh, revealed authorities.

Meerut: Thieves decamped with computers and other paraphernalia from the office of additional district election officer’s office in Baghpat in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The theft was discovered on Tuesday morning. The stolen items related to poll-related data. However, the incident was not made public till Wednesday evening.The theft has raised questions regarding security measures in protecting poll-related data.According to assistant district election officer Ashok Sharma, “The office was locked on Monday night but on Tuesday morning, the locks were found to be broken. Two computers, six batteries, five inverters, etc. were found missing.”The cost of the products was close to Rs 2 lakh, revealed authorities. The computers contained important poll-related data.Shiv Prakash Singh, kotwali in charge, Baghpat, said, “We have filed an FIR and investigations are on. A team has been constituted to look into the matter. We have got some clues. We will soon nab the culprits.”

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