NDTV Captures Stone Attack On Dilip Ghosh's Convoy In Key Bengal Seat

A security personnel was injured in the head and somehow managed to hop into NDTV's vehicle, blood oozing from his wound

Multiple incidents of violence were reported in West Bengal, where people in eight constituencies are voting today in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls. While poll officials have claimed that voting has been peaceful, different political parties have filed about 1,088 complaints of alleged EVM malfunction and agents stopped from entering booths.

Workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP clashed in some areas of the Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency. In Kalna Gate, BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh faced a protest when he was going to a poll booth after receiving some complaints. Trinamool supporters blocked his way and staged a protest, raising 'go back' slogans. Stones were also thrown at the BJP leader's convoy, and some cars were damaged.

Visuals captured by NDTV showed paramilitary personnel trying to keep the crowd under control. Soon after, a group of people throwing stones at Mr Ghosh's car. A security personnel was injured in the head and somehow managed to hop into NDTV's vehicle, blood oozing from his wound. A stone hit the NDTV cameraperson on his leg.