Srinagar, May 1: Election authorities in J-K\u2019s Baramulla district have ordered a detailed inquiry and registration of an FIR after a Pakistani national, who was repatriated to his native country in the wake Pahalgam terror attack, claimed that he voted in India during his 17-year stay in the country.\u201dA detailed enquiry has been ordered, and instructions have been issued for the registration of an FIR in the matter,\u201d the Baramulla district election officer said in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The inquiry was ordered after Ussama Imtiyaz in a video claimed that he had been living in India since 2008. Though he came here on a visa, Imtiyaz claimed he acquired an Aadhaar card and other documents and enrolled himself as a voter in India.\u201dThe district election officer (DEO), Baramulla, has taken cognisance of a video circulating on social media in which an individual allegedly claims to have enrolled himself in the electoral roll for the Uri Assembly constituency without being an Indian citizen.\u201dIn response, the DEO has directed the electoral registration officer (ERO) of Uri to take appropriate action in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1950,\u201d the DEO said.Imtiyaz was among the 59 Pakistanis in J-K who were deported after the expiry of the April 27 deadline given to them to leave the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Centre cancelled visas issued to Pakistani nationals in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, on April 22.\u2013(PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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