The bureaucratic delay in registering the FIR related to vote counting controversy that was stoked at NESCO Centre in Mumbai has kept the police on tenterhooks. They have accused the returning officer (RO) of not cooperating in the matter by not sharing the CCTV footage of the counting hall where a relative of the winning candidate was reportedly seen using a mobile phone, which was banned by the ECI.
 
The RO stated they received a letter from Mumbai police on June 11 requesting CCTV footage and asking for a complainant to register an FIR. The controversy began on June 4 when Mangesh Pandilkar, a relative of Shiv Sena candidate Ravindra Waikar, was seen using a mobile phone at NESCO Centre during vote counting. Surinder Mohan Arora from Bharat Jan Aadhar Party immediately reported this to Vanrai police and requested an FIR.

Shinde Sena candidate, Ravindra Waikar and (right) Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar at the counting station. Pics/Satej Shinde