India, May 2 -- New Delhi An inquiry directed by the Election Commission into how a Pakistani national staying in India for 17 years managed to enrol as a voter has zeroed in on the mandatory declaration a person has to make regarding their citizenship while applying for a voter ID card.

Osama, who goes by one name, while being deported after the Centre cancelled almost all categories of Pakistani visa in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, had claimed in a video recorded by a news agency that he holds an Indian voter ID, Aadhaar card, and ration card. "We also cast our vote," Osama said in Hindi.

According to officials, Osama has been deported to Pakistan.

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