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While several allegations have now emerged in the EVM case, this case pertains to an Fr that's been registered at one Rai police station which is in Kandivali. In fact, the allegation that were leveled against the brother-in-law or for Ravindra Vaikar who's the MP for Mumbai Northwest shore from the Shiv Sena faction. This is the Ekna Chindi faction that we're talking of When the results were announced on 4th of June was where the thinnest margin was. What the Vaikar won by 48 votes was something that was mentioned as the winning margin for Ravindra Vaikar. However, following which they've been allegations that have been leveled by the ODA Thackeray faction that by the candidate Amol Kirtikar that this was because there was EVM hacking. According to people who are present there, they alleged that the results were already announced following which a postal ballot was pending and then it was Ravindra Vaikar who won this very seat. But earlier as far as the allegation that have been leveled and in the FIR its concerned, its mentioned that it was Amol Kritika was already announced as a winner. Now Amit all of this the question of EVM hacking has come to forth all over again. There was a piece by by a local tabloid which was mentioned by the Election Commission in their press conference as well yesterday. In fact, it was mentioned that one of the person that is the brother-in-law of Ravindra Vaikar was present and he had the phone of one of technical agents there with him. It was also alleged in the affair that one of the OTP had come in on that phone which was used to tamper with the EVM. However, amidst all of this, the Election Commission has clearly denied such reports. Though the Election Commission has gone ahead and said that the this investigation that is on and this would be on the basis of the cell phone that was present in Accounting Center. Of course, in Accounting Center, cell phones are not allowed to be used, but how did the brother-in-law of Ravindra Vaikar have that cell phone is something that is under scanner, but the allegation that an OTP was sent to the phone to tamper with that Eva is something that's been clearly negated by the Election Commission. However, when you speak of one Rai police station, of course there are allegations and investigation that is on the phone which has been alleged where the OTP had come in has been seized. The person whose phone it was and the brother-in-law of Ravindra Vaikar. They're all being summoned to question and to answer as to what really happened inside the counting center. Amit, all of this of course, this has led to a political war of words in the state of Maharashtra and across as well, we've seen Elon Musk also speak about how AI could be used to tamper with several, several voting systems. But Amit, all of this even Rahul Gandhi has gotten into this. He's shared the clipping of that very of that very paper wherein this new piece was published. Apart from that, when you speak of speak of Chief Minister Akhana Chinde, he has alleged that this is a ploy being used by the opposition because the because Shiv Sena has managed to win that seat and info. He also goes ahead to say that Shiv Sen has managed the actual voter base of the party, which is where these allegations are being leveled. Amidst all of this. Now, of course, investigations on and a war of what continues over whether Evms could in fact be tampered with or not. But Election Commission in their statement has clarified that there's no way an OTP could be used and there's no way of phone could be used to tamper with the EVM machine.