BJP activists, police clash outside polling booth in Dhanudi

It was alleged that three ballot boxes were snatched away by a group of people when BJP supporters were staging a protest demonstration outside the polling booth while the election was on. A gang of miscreants allegedly backed by the local BJP leaders tried to storm into booth number 87 at Dhanudi.

A clash broke out between the police and BJP workers when the former opposed them from entering the polling booth. Some pelted stones on on-duty policemen. They tried to ransack a portion of the polling booth as well.

A huge contingent of police rushed to the spot in order to bring the situation under control. They had to resort to lathi charge to disperse the mob. The incident triggered tension amongst voters who were standing in queues since early morning to cast their votes.

Local Trinamool Congress leaders alleged that some BJP backed miscreants attempted to loot ballot boxes and terrorise people. They also injured some police personnel in their way.

The district BJP leaders, however, allege that a few local TMC workers tried to capture the booth and drive out the election agent of the BJP from booth number 87. The BJP leaders claimed that they staged a demonstration only to protest against TMC workers' motive to capture the booth. They also claimed that when they were staging protests outside the booth, on-duty police personnel resorted to lathi charge. They, however, denied the allegations of looting ballot boxes.