Election Commission orders repolling in 11 Manipur stations following violence
Manipur: The Election Commission of India has announced repolling at 11 stations in Manipur on April 22, following incidents of violence and disruptions during the first phase of polling. The decision comes after polling at these stations on April 19 was declared void. Police have arrested three individuals in connection with the violence, which included firing and vandalism. Despite these incidents, around 68.62% of voters cast their votes in the two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur affected by ethnic violence.
The Chief Electoral Officer in Manipur, P K Jha, stated that the Election Commission of India has, under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the poll taken on 19th April, 2024 (Friday) in respect of 11 polling stations listed in the table below of 1-Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency to be void and appointed 22nd April, 2024 (Monday) as the date for taking fresh poll at the said polling stations with hours of poll from 7 AM to PM".
In connection with the incident of firing in which an elderly person sustained injury, police have arrested three people. There were incidents of vandalism and disruption during the first phase polls in Manipur.
Amidst incidents of vandalization of polling booths, firing between the rival groups, clashes in more than six places around 68.62 per cent of 15.44 lakh voters cast their votes in two Lok Sabha seats (one partially) in ethnic violence-hit Manipur.
The injured Khoisnam Sanayaima is 75 years old. Five people came in a car and two of them went inside the polling station while the rest remained in the car. The incident led to scattering of the voters in the area and voting in the polling station was stopped. Voters of the polling station set ablaze the EVM and VVPAT machines of the polling station.
The injured person is undergoing treatment in a hospital. In 2019, the Inner and outer seat registered voters’ percentage of 81.12 percent and 84.14 percent respectively. 15 of the 28 Assembly segments of the Outer Manipur (ST) parliamentary constituency went to polls. Voting will be held in the remaining 13 Assembly segments of Outer Manipur (ST) seat in the second phase on April 26.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
