West Bengal Assembly polls | Isolated violence, police firing amidst high turnout in sixth phase

The seventh phase of polling is scheduled on April 26 and the last phase is on April 29.

Isolated incidents of violence including police firing was reported in the sixth phase of polling in West Bengal on 43 Assembly seats across four districts of the State on Thursday. The State recorded high polling with about 79.09% voters exercising their franchise by 5 pm. Nadia district recorded 82.67% polling followed by Purba Bardhaman which registered 82.15% polling. The polling figures are expected to rise. Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal Aariz Aftab said that police had fired three rounds after the Officer in Charge of Bagda Police Station and Constable suffered sharp cut injuries in an attack by a group of 200 to 250 locals. The police personnel have been admitted to a hospital. The OC and police forces were rushed to the area in the North 24 Parganas district after the Sector Officer was attacked by locals, the CEO said. Mr Aftab said that at least one person sustained bullet injuries. The locals said that they were fired upon without any provocation. In another incident miscreants lobbed crude bombs near a polling booth in Khardah in the same district and three person sustained injuries in the incident. Two persons were arrested in connection with the incident. According to the CEO polling was largely peaceful today except these two incidents of violence.