Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar Tuesday said stringent action would be taken against those spreading false news on social media as a video purportedly showing transportation of EVMS in an autorickshaw at Jagtial went viral.
The video purportedly showedElectronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being taken in an autorickshaw at Jagtial without any security cover Monday night.
The CEO said the EVMs were dummy instruments and being transported from Tahsildar's office to a warehouse.
The video went viral giving rise to speculation that the voting machines were "vulnerable."
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