2 Ballot Boxes Stolen During UP Panchayat Elections, 8 Arrested: Police

UP Panchayat Elections 2021: Voting for the first of the four-phased Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections, seen as a semi-final to the 2022 Assembly election, began on Thursday in 18 districts with ballot papers.

Two ballot boxes were stolen in Rihawali village of Agra Rural constituency during the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on Thursday, police said. SP (East) Ashok Venkat said a clash broke out between supporters of candidates fighting for the gram pradhan post following which the two ballot boxes were stolen. Four people were injured in the incident and they were taken to SN Medical College and Hospital here for treatment, he said. SSP (Agra) Muniraj told reporters that eight people have been arrested so far and further probe is on.