Panchayat Polls: Bombs Go Off Outside A Counting Centre In Bengal, Another Sees Lathicharge
NDTV
In the past four days, 20 people have died in violence related to the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal.
Violence, which has been part of this year's panchayat elections in West Bengal since before they were announced, continued to mar the process even on counting day today, with crude bombs going off near one counting centre and the police resorting to a lathicharge at another.
Counting of votes for the panchayat elections began earlier today under increased security and the watchful eye of central forces. Despite these precautions, however, there were reports of crude bombs exploding outside a centre at Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas. There was no confirmation of any injuries.
Videos also showed police personnel resorting to a lathicharge as a big crowd gathered outside a counting centre in Howrah.
