Karnataka SIR flags 716 non-Indian citizens

Bengaluru, Oct 29 (UNI) Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has flagged 716 non-Indian citizens for removal, including 545 Nepalese citizens in Bengaluru North, but it remains unclear whether any of them had cast votes in previous elections. The figures raise questions about how the individuals were enrolled in the electoral rolls, whether their citizenship status was verified at the time of registration and whether any had exercised their voting rights. Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukkumar confirmed that foreign nationals had been detected during the revision, adding that their number was below 1,000. District-level figures show that…