They said the CB probe would attempt to found out whether any person had cast postal ballots of fellow officers on poll duty by proxy. The agency would also verify whether the suspected electoral fraud involved surrogate filling of postal ballot forms and forgery of signatures of absentee voters. The CB would also try to gauge the extend of the alleged fraud. The KPA has since denied any involvement in the alleged voting fraud. However, its denial and Mr. Behera's decision to hold a CB enquiry into the alleged voting fraud has failed to tamp down Opposition criticism.

Source: The Hindu May 09, 2019 14:48 UTC