{
  "id": 3969172,
  "title": "SIR shocker: 3,400 voter forms found at private xerox shop, 5 BLOs suspended",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sir-shocker-3-400-voter-forms-found-at-private-xerox-shop-5-blos",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:35:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-sir-shocker-3400-enumeration-voter-forms-private-xerox-shop-blos-suspended-10853666/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An uproar erupted in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar area following the discovery of 3,400 voter forms from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process at a private photocopy shop. Authorities registered a case and suspended five Booth Level Officers (BLOs) pending disciplinary action. Raigad District Collector Kishan Jawale investigated the matter on Friday, discovering that the forms belonged to 11 polling stations, with most originating from five stations. SIR forms were found in unauthorised possession of a youth named Suraj Patil at the Xerox center in Sector 19, Kharghar. The Electoral Registration Officer dispatched Assistant Electoral Registration Officers to the shop, where they verified that the forms belonged to Suraj Patil. The incident has raised questions about the integrity of the SIR process, with Opposition NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar alleging that the BJP is exploiting it to secure a political victory.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "3,400 SIR voter forms discovered at Navi Mumbai Xerox shop",
    "Five Booth Level Officers suspended pending disciplinary action",
    "Raigad District Collector investigates SIR process integrity"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Five BLOs Suspended After BJP Worker Allegedly Found Photocopying 3,404 Original SIR Voter Forms In Kharghar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/five-blos-suspended-after-bjp-worker-allegedly-found-photocopying-3",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:55:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}