Ranchi, Sept. 30 -- Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravikumar has directed the deputy commissioner (DC) and deputy electoral officer (DEO) of Seraikela-Kharsawan, Nitish Kumar Singh, to investigate the complaint accusing Kharsawan MLA Dashrath Gagrai of using a fake identity during last year's assembly elections, an official said on Monday. An employee at the CEO's office told Hindustan Times that Lalji Ram Tiu, a man claiming to be a retired Army soldier, filed the complaint. "Tiu alleged that the current MLA, Dashrath Gagrai, is actually Ramakrishna Gagrai, the elder brother of the real Dashrath Gagrai. In a signed affidavit dated September 18, the complainant demanded an investigation, citing documents and official records to support his claims," the official said. "The complainant has claimed that the elder brother of Dashrath Gagrai, Ramkrishna Gagrai, got the job of constable in the CRPF in 1992, but sent his younger brother, Dashrath Gagrai, who is still in service at the CRPF DIG office in Assam," the official said. CEO Ravikumar confirmed the action. "Though the commission has a limited role to play in the matter after a long time since the election, I have sent the complaint to the DEO to probe," Ravikumar said. MLA Gagrai expressed his concern over the complaint. "This is the third time I have been elected to the assembly. Earlier, no one levelled such allegations against me," he said. Asked whether he knew the complainant, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader said, "As far as I have come to know about him, he is an RTI activist. Earlier, he was in the army. I have no idea about his rank. He was arrested in a Pocso (minor rape) case and released six months ago on bail. I do not have any enmity with him, but don't know why he is behind me and what his motive is behind this act." Meanwhile, complainant Tiu said he was aware of the irregularities in 2014 but remained tight-lipped due to friendship. "I had a friendship with Ramkrishna. In 2014, he had discussed the fact regarding manipulation," he said. Asked why he raised the issue now, Tiu said he took action after his relationship with Gagrai soured....