{
  "id": 12799435,
  "title": "FIR against MLA for creating false death certificates of voters in Vijayapura",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/fir-against-mla-for-creating-false-death-certificates-of-voters-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:52:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/fir-against-basanagouda-patil-yatnal-mla-expelled-by-bjp-for-creating-false-death-certificates-of-voters-in-vijayapura-karnataka/article71558508.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Vijayapura police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, the MLA for the Vijayapura Assembly constituency in Karnataka, for allegedly creating false death certificates of voters. The purpose behind the false certificates was to exclude the individuals from the voting list. Yatnal was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in March 2025. The complaint was made by Abdul Razak Bagwan, a vegetable vendor, who alleged that Yatnal, who is also the booth level agent for the constituency, falsely claimed that he had died and that his name should be removed from the electoral rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Yatnal reportedly obtained false death certificates through improper means, and the complainant claimed to know of at least seven others who were similarly affected by Yatnal's actions. On October 7, members of the Vijayapura district unit of Mata Kavalu Samiti held a press conference in Bengaluru, presenting individuals who were falsely declared deceased before media representatives. The victims had submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Electoral Officer of Vijayapura a week prior. Activist Prakash Raj had raised this issue at a rally in Vijayapura days earlier.",
  "summary": "The complainant alleged that the MLA and Booth Level Agent of Vijayapura Assembly constituency had falsely claimed that he had died, and that his name needs to be struck off the electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision in Karnataka",
  "key_points": [
    "Vijayapura police file FIR against MLA for creating false death certificates.",
    "MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal expelled from BJP in March 2025.",
    "At least seven individuals affected by Yatnal's actions in SIR exercise."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The FIR against the MLA signifies a potential turning point in the alleged manipulation of voter lists, possibly impacting the electoral prospects of those involved and undermining the expelled MLA's influence.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}