A bomb explosion, which took place in the
north-eastern part of Kolkata Sunday morning, injured three people during
the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, confirmed Kolkata police.
One person has been arrested in the case, officials said. The incident took
place near the polling station at Taki Boy’s School in KMC ward no 36.
“The incident took place around 200 metres
from the polling station. The election process has not been affected by this. A
huge police contingent has been deployed in the area. We have appealed to
voters to exercise their right to franchise without fear. The injured man has
been taken to hospital,” Priyabrata Roy, deputy commissioner of police (eastern
suburban division), told the media.
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The Kolkata Police said one man was
arrested in connection with the bomb explosion near Taki Boy’s School in which
three local people were injured.
“We have also identified the other
miscreants but their names cannot be disclosed for the sake of investigation.
As many as 72 people were arrested from all over Kolkata till 2 pm. Four of
them were held for the trouble at Sri Jain Vidyalaya on Brabourne Road in ward
no 45. The elections have been overall peaceful so far. Police took prompt
action wherever allegations were raised. None of the 4559 polling booths were
left unguarded,” said Subhankar Sinha Sarkar, joint commissioner of police
(headquarters).
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“Complaints came from many people. The SEC
also received complaints and forwarded these to us. We have filed action-taken
reports,” said Sarkar.
Shortly after Sarkar held the press
conference at the police headquarters, the opposition parties alleged that TMC
workers ransacked a polling booth (no 19) in ward no 23. Polling was also halted at a booth in CIT Park Community Hall polling station in ward no 22
where the polling agent of the Congress was found with bleeding injuries.
There were more clashes between Congress
and TMC workers near Marwari Vidyalaya in ward no 23 in the business district
of Burrabazar. The EVM machine was allegedly thrown on the ground.
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The CPI(M) alleged that a woman, who was
working as the party’s polling agent in one of the booths in ward No 33, was
punched on her face and the car of its candidate from the port area was
ransacked.
