When Salman Khan's name turned up on a voter id card in Hyderabad!

In an extremely bizarre case, a voter in the Hyderabad civic polls, who shares his name with Bollywood actor Salman Khan, turned up with an officially issued ID card carrying the name and photo of his namesake.

The staff at the polling centre were taken aback when the voter showed them his card.

According to the card, this Salman's father also shares his name with the actor's father -- Saleem Khan. The only difference is the age. The card shows it as 64 years while the actual age of the actor is 50.

Officials at the polling booth in Gowlipura in Charminar division did not allow the person to vote. People said the incident was another proof of the manner in which election authorities issue voter identity cards.

"Those who are genuine voters in a locality don't get identity cards or their names are deleted without any notice," said Syed Haider, a resident in the old city.