A primary-time voter was allegedly shot lifeless on Saturday in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, the place 15.85 per cent polling was recorded until 9 am within the fourth part of meeting elections amid sporadic incidents of violence, officers mentioned. Voting is underway with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols in 44 constituencies, together with 9 seats in Howrah, 11 in South 24 Parganas, 5 in Alipurduar, 9 in Cooch Behar and 10 in Hooghly, they mentioned.
In a stunning incident, an 18-year-old voter, Ananda Barman, was allegedly gunned down by miscreants exterior sales space quantity 85 in Pathantuli space after clashes broke out between activists of the ruling TMC and the BJP. The culprits, who’re but to be recognized, managed to flee, the officers mentioned.
The incident led to violence within the space as bombs have been hurled, prompting central forces to baton-charge to carry the scenario beneath management, police mentioned. Both the TMC and BJP claimed that Barman belonged to their get together, however his relations mentioned he was an activist of the saffron get together.
”We have obtained details about an individual being shot exterior a polling sales space in Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar. We have sought a report from the micro observer,” an Election Commission official mentioned. The Trinamool Congress has moved the EC, complaining towards the BJP of not permitting its brokers to enter a number of cubicles at Coochbehar’s Natabari, Sitalkuchi, Tufanganj, Mathabhanga and Dinhata.
The BJP has denied the allegations. In Ganguly Bagan space in Jadavpur constituency, the sales space agent of CPI(M) candidate Sujan Chakraborty was reportedly attacked by a ”pretend voter”, who threw chilli powder at her whereas attempting to flee, the officers mentioned.
A central police contingent was rushed to the spot following the incident. Meanwhile, BJP candidate Indranil Khan accused the central forces of not taking motion towards bogus voters in Kasba constituency in Kolkata.
Over 1.15 crore voters are eligible to train their franchise to determine the destiny of 373 candidates, together with Union minister Babul Supriyo and state ministers Partha Chatterjee and Arup Biswas. Voting will proceed until 6.30 pm.
Tight safety preparations have been made to make sure peaceable voting with 789 corporations of central armed police forces (CAPF) being deployed to protect 15,940 polling stations.
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