Sporadic incidents of violence, bogus voting reported in Ggm
Gurugram: Even though voting was peaceful in the areas around Gurugram and Faridabad, there were certain incidents of violence that were reported. In one of the major incidents, there were reports of clashes between the workers of BJP and the Indian National Congress outside an election ward in Nuh Mewat on Monday morning.
Reportedly, what the situation deteriorated and the workers from both sides began pelting stones, this led to a woman getting injured. The situation was finally brought under control by the Nuh police.
Dramatic scenes were also witnessed in a ward at Badshahpur where the election agents of the independent candidate alleged that the supporters of the BJP candidate were trying to pester people inside the ward to vote for their candidate.
Moreover, there were also allegations of bogus voting being reported from the ward and the situation. The matter was reported to Gurugram police and the law enforcement officials drove the people who were believed to be the party workers for the mainstream party.
According to Navdeep Singh Virk who is the Additional DGP for the Law and Order (Haryana), minor incidents were reported from areas of Nuh, Rohtak, and Narnaul. In all, there were 12 FIR's that were registered by the Haryana police. There were two incidents of firing that resulted in seven injuries but there were no deaths.
Right from the beginning, top officials from the District police including the Gururgam police Commissioner visited the sensitive wards to survey the security situation in the sensitive election booths.
"We have been successful in ensuring that there were no untoward incidents that were reported from any of the wards in and around Gurugram. We provided a safe and comfortable environment for the voters to come out and cast their votes," said Muhammad Akil, the Gurugram police commissioner.
Voters in wards of Pataudi, Sohna, and Badshahpur were also riled by non-functioning of the EVM machines that were eventually rectified.
