CPI(M) agent beaten up, bombs recovered near polling booth

BURDWAN: A CPI(M) agent was allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress workers and obstructed from entering a polling booth, while bombs were found in two bags near another booth in Jamuria Assembly constituency in Burdwan district where polling is underway today.

A police official said two CPI(M) agents were obstructed from entering booth numbers 76 and 77 of Jamuria seat, just as polling began at 7 AM.

One of the agents sustained head injury after he was beaten up allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers.

The injured person was taken to the nearest Primary Health Centre.

A Trinamool Congress worker, Sheikh Shamser, was arrested in this connection, the official said.

In another incident, two bags containing bombs were found near booth number 35 under Jamuria seat.

Police personnel were making arrangements to defuse the bombs.

Polling is being held in 31 Assembly seats of Burdwan, Bankura and West Midnapore districts during the second part of phase one of elections today.