Kohli’s name, photo in Gorakhpur voting list stumps officials
Lucknow: Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is a resident of Delhi, but has been named as a voter for the upcoming Gorakhpur Lok Sabha bypolls. The admission, complete with the skipper’s photo, has puzzled officials who ordered a probe.
As per the voter slip, Kohli’s name has been registered under Sahajanwa Assembly segment, with his voter number given as 822.
The error was spotted by booth-level officer Sunita Chaubey around five days ago, following which the voter slip was added to local corporator Gopal Jaiswal.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pankaj Srivastava said an investigation has been launched into the mix-up.
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Woman sustains burns after live electric wire falls on her in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Dec 23: A woman sustained burn injuries after an overhead live wire snapped and fell on her in the district headquarters town of Kalaburagi on Monday.
The woman has been admitted to a private hospital with injuries to her hands, legs and stomach.
According to police, the electric wire fell on the school bus carrying intellectually disabled children and then landed on the woman.
The incident comes close on the heels of a 14-year-old boy dying of electrocution in the town on December 13.
