The Chennai Police has arrested 10 foreign nationals, including four women, for illegally voting in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections by using fraudulently obtained identity documents. Officials gave this information on Thursday.
According to a press release, the men were stopped by immigration officials at Chennai International Airport while trying to leave the country after the elections held on April 23.
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The release said investigation revealed that despite holding foreign citizenship and not being Indian citizens, the accused had allegedly resided in different parts of the state to exercise their franchise illegally.
The cases were registered between May 7 and 14 by the Central Crime Branch and local police units after immigration officials lodged a complaint at the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner’s office. The statement said that all the accused were produced in the court for further legal proceedings.
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