The petition of Tripathy stated that on April 10, 2021, during the fourth phase of the election schedule, in the State of West Bengal, the villagers were voting peacefully since the morning at a poll booth in Sitalkuchi (Amtali Madhyamik Siksha Kendra) in Cooch Behar district of North Bengal. While polling was underway, some BJP cadres were taking 50-60 voters to the polling booth escorted by CISF personnel.