Man arrested from Saharanpur for hacking into ECI website, creating fake voter IDs

Saharanpur, August 13

Uttar Police Police have arrested a 24-year-old man here for allegedly hacking into the Election Commission of India (ECI) website and creating hundreds of fake voter IDs, officials said on Friday.

Vipul Saini, who has a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) degree, was arrested on Thursday from Nakur town’s Maccharhedi village in Saharanpur district.

During initial investigation, police found that Saini worked at the behest of one Armaan Malik from Madhya Pradesh, and created over 10,000 fake voter IDs over three months.

Saharanpur SSP S Channappa told PTI that Saini was paid Rs 100-200 per ID and when his bank account was examined after the arrest, the police found Rs 60 lakh deposited in it.

The account was immediately frozen.

Police are investigating the source of the money and trying to find more details about Malik, who, Saini said, used to send him details of the day’s work.

Police have seized two computers from Saini’s home.

Police said authorities in Delhi would now seek the court’s permission to take him to the national capital for further probe.

It would also be probed if he is linked to anti-national or terrorist forces, they said.

According to police, Saini completed his BCA from Gangoh village in Saharanpur district. His father is a farmer. PTI