Three cases registered for violation of secrecy

Tirunelveli/Tuticorin: Three cases have been registered by Tirunelveli and Tuticorin district police in three separate incidents regarding the violation of election rules by recording and sharing a vote on social media.The incident occurred on Thursday at polling station no. 127, located at St Xavier Primary School.Based on a complaint, it was found that the accused, Jegatheesh Akilan, 38, a resident of Avaraikulam, who was functioning as a booth agent for NTK, recorded his vote on video during polling and uploaded it on his Instagram account.Such an act constitutes a violation of the secrecy of voting and is an offence under relevant election laws.Pazhavoor police have registered a case, and further investigation is in progress. A similar case was booked against Karthik of Mukkoodal for posting a video of his polling on social media; he was seen casting his vote for the DMK. Mukkoodal police have registered a case.In Tuticorin, a video surfaced showing a voter polling for a TVK candidate that went viral on Facebook and Instagram. A case has been registered by Tuticorin cybercrime police. They are investigating further to identify the person who posted the video.