Bihar Muslim voters allege suppression in viral video, cast ballots after outcry
New Delhi: An incident at a polling booth in Bihar has sparked allegations of voter suppression after a video of three men claiming they were wrongfully denied their right to vote went viral during the 2025 Assembly Elections.
The political controversy began when the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) shared the video on social media. The clip featured three voters, identified as being at Booth number 147 in the Sahebganj constituency, Muzaffarpur, alleging serious irregularities.
In the initial video, the men claim that when they arrived to cast their ballots, polling officials informed them, "Your vote has already been cast." They display their fingers, which have no indelible ink, as proof that they had not voted. "How can our votes be cast when we haven't done it?" one of the men asks, confirming they had their Aadhar and Voter ID cards with them. They state that officials and police instructed them to leave the booth.
The RJD amplified the video, tagging the Election Commission of India (ECI) and demanding action against what it called a "mockery of democracy."
Following the video's widespread circulation and the RJD's formal complaint, a second video of the same voters emerged. In this follow-up clip, the men confirm they were ultimately allowed to vote.
They display their inked fingers to the camera, verifying their votes had been successfully cast.
Amid the allegations, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar's office responded on social media, describing the initial claims of fraud as "completely baseless and misleading." The CEO's statement insisted that "voting is running smoothly at all polling centers" and that all standard protocols were being followed.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
