Tension outside Cooch Behar polling booth, police resort to lathicharge as goons hurl bomb, open fire
Clashes broke out in Cooch Behar s Sitalkuchi area on Saturday as Bengal voted in the fourth phase of assembly elections. Bombs were hurled and police resorted to lathicharge as the clashes erupted.
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Tension gripped polling booth number 285 in Sitalkuchi of Cooch Behar on Saturday. (India Today)
As polling began at 7 am on Saturday for the
Tension gripped polling booth number 285 in Sitalkuchi of Cooch Behar on Saturday as bombs were hurled outside the booth. Some groups also allegedly opened fire while the police recovered several crude bombs from the area.
4 dead as CISF opens fire outside booth in Cooch Behar
Four people were killed as CISF personnel allegedly opened fire after coming under attack from locals outside a polling booth in West Bengal s Cooch Behar district on Saturday. Reacting to the incident, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee said worst fears have come true .
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The incident took place in Sitalkuchi area in Cooch Behar when voting was underway.
Four people were killed as CISF personnel allegedly opened fire after coming under attack from locals who attempted to snatch their rifles outside a polling booth in West Bengal s Cooch Behar district on Saturday.
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The deceased youth was identified as Anand Burman.
Kolkata: A first-time voter was Shot dead by unidentified persons outside a polling booth in West Bengal s Cooch Behar district on Saturday. The Trinamool Congress alleged that the BJP was behind the killing, while the saffron party claimed that the deceased was its polling agent at the booth and pointed the accusing finger at the ruling party in the state.
The youth, identified as Anand Burman, was dragged outside polling booth number 85 in Pathantuli area of Sitalkuchi while voting was underway and shot dead, a police officer said.
The incident triggered a clash between TMC and BJP supporters and several people were injured as bombs were lobbed outside the booth, according to news agency PTI.
West Bengal elections 2021: PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee spar over death of 5 people in Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar incident: The Prime Minister launched a stinging attack at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing a rally in Siliguri; TMC alleges the involvement of central forces
BusinessToday.In | April 10, 2021 | Updated 14:34 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned the violence outside a polling booth in West Bengal s Cooch Behar district that led to the killing of 5 people. PM Modi extended his condolences to the bereaved families. He also attacked Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress and said since Didi, as Mamata Banerjee is popularly addressed, can see her chair slipping away , she has gone down to this level.
4 persons shot dead by Central Forces outside polling booth in West Bengal
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April 10, 2021
Kolkata, Apr 10: Four persons were allegedly shot dead by the Central Industrial Security Force outside a polling booth at the Sitalkuchi constituency in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district on Saturday in the fourth phase of the Assembly elections.
Police sources said that the incident took place when the central forces were gheraoed by locals. They further claimed that there was a scuffle between central forces and locals.
According to sources, the incident took place at the polling booth in Sitalkuchi at around 10:00 am when a Quick Response Team (QRT) were allegedly attacked by unidentified persons.