The 24 EVM machines that were stolen have been found in closed files: officials' lapses led to no online entry; it was discovered that the machines had been destroyed.

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of 24 EVMs (8 ballot units and 16 control units) from a warehouse during the demolition of the old tehsil office building in Anuppur district headquarters has been solved. The administrative investigation revealed on Saturday evening that this was not a case of theft, but rather a result of gross negligence and errors made by officials of the election department. The EVM, which went missing due to the negligence of the officers who filed the FIR at the police station, was...