FIR filed over video made inside polling station in Assam
The Hindu
FIR filed in Assam after video of polling station surfaces, violating mobile phone ban during elections.
A police complaint was lodged by Assam's Karbi Anglong district administration on Thursday (April 9, 2026) regarding a video shared on social media purportedly showing the voting process inside a polling station, officials said.
The video was reportedly shot inside a polling station in Diphu constituency, and an inquiry was initiated into the incident, they said.
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Mobiles are banned inside polling stations, with provisions made by the Election Commission for depositing the phones, bags and other such items by voters before entering.
“An incident has come to the notice of the Karbi Anglong district administration regarding circulation of a video on social media purportedly showing the election process inside a polling station,” an official said.
An FIR has been registered under various provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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