WB Polls: CPI(M) Agent Beaten Up, Bombs Found in Poll Booth

Polling is underway for 31 Assembly seats in West Bengal; some constituencies showed signs of violence.

The second part of phase one of West Bengal Assembly polls for 31 seats, where the future of top state opposition leaders is at stake, began this morning.

Instances of violence were seen in certain constituencies. A CPI(M) agent was allegedly beaten up by TMC workers and obstructed from entering a polling booth, while bombs were found in two bags near another booth in Jamuria Assembly constituency in Burdwan district where polling is underway on Monday.

In Bankura district of West Bengal, an unidentified gunman was seen moving around in Sonamukhi.

A police official said two CPI(M) agents were obstructed from entering booth numbers 76 and 77 of Jamuria seat, just as polling began at 7 am. One of the agents sustained a head injury after he was beaten up allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers.

The injured person was taken to the nearest primary health centre.

A Trinamool Congress worker, Sheikh Shamser, was arrested in this connection, the official said.

In another incident, two bags containing bombs were found near booth number 35 under Jamuria seat. Police personnel were making arrangements to defuse the bombs.