BJP MP Locket Chatterjee's Car Attacked In Bengal's Hooghly Amid Polling

ANI's clip showed dozens clashing with security personnel, some of whom had riot shields and were desperately trying to push people aside to clear a path for the car

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee's car - and those belonging to the press - were allegedly attacked by a mob of angry locals at polling booth No 66 in Bengal's Hooghly district on Saturday morning, where voting for the fourth phase of what has been a volatile and tense Assembly election began at 7 am. #WATCH BJP leader Locket Chatterjee's car attacked by locals in Hoogly during the fourth phase of West Bengal assembly elections #WestBengalpic.twitter.com/aQAgzWI94v #WATCH West Bengal: BJP leader Locket Chatterjee speaks to an Election Commission official over phone, says that she was attacked by locals at polling booth no.66 in Hooghly. She also says that journalists have been attacked too and demands that additional forces be sent here. pic.twitter.com/rrgGpFxfHT In visuals shared by news agency ANI, a black sedan - believed to be Ms Chatterjee's car - is seen pinned down by a sea of furious men and women - many of whom are without masks, and showed no regard for social distancing - shouting in Bengali and pointing fingers at the car's occupants. The 60-second clip showed dozens of people clashing with police and security personnel, some of whom had riot shields and were desperately trying to push people aside to clear a path for her car.