Vehicle belonging to EC set on hearth hours earlier than West Bengal polls: Details

On Friday, a car employed by the Election Commission for ballot obligation was set on hearth in Bandwan in Purulia district of West Bengal. The incident befell simply hours earlier than the primary part of Vidhan Sabha elections within the State.
As per stories, the car was returning after dropping officers on election obligation on the polling station. When it reached the previous Maoist affected Tulsidi village in ‘Jangalmahal’, the automotive was ambushed by a gaggle of miscreants. They hurled petrol bombs on the car, earlier than disappearing into the forests. While the driving force of the automotive managed to flee unharmed, the car was ashes.
The driver of the car occurs to be the one eye witness to the assault. While chatting with ABP Ananda, he mentioned that two masked males emerged from the forest and stopped the car. They threw explosive chemical substances into the backseat, thereby inflicting the automotive to catch hearth. The miscreants additionally blocked the door of the automotive in order to not permit the driving force to flee. However, he managed to exit solely after that they had left the crime scene.

(Video Courtesy: Youtube/ABP Ananda)Officials from the fireplace brigade had been referred to as in to douse the fireplace. Reportedly, the polling station is positioned simply half a kilometre away from the place, the place the car was torched. Moreover, the automotive was simply distinguishable because it bore the sticker of the Election Commission. It have to be talked about that each one 9 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Purulia are up for voting on Saturday in the course of the first part of elections.
The police have initiated an investigation into the case. They performed search operation within the forest space, with the assistance of locals. They at the moment are probing whether or not the assault has been orchestrated by Maoist teams. The police knowledgeable {that a} forensic workforce will probably be referred to as in to analyze the chemical substances used within the assault. The incident has triggered panic and concern among the many residents within the space.
West Bengal election scheduled from March 27
The West Bengal State Legislative polls will probably be performed in 8 phases. The elections will begin from 27 and the counting will probably be performed on May 2. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora knowledgeable that the second part will probably be performed on April 1 for 30 constituencies, adopted by the third Phase on April 6. The 4th part will probably be performed on April 10, adopted by the fifth and sixth part on April 17 and April 23 respectively. The final part of polls will happen on April 29.