Repolling underway at one polling booth in Chamarajanagar LS segment in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Repolling is underway at one polling station in Indiganatha village of Hanur, which falls under Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka on Monday, amid elaborate security arrangements.
Polling began at 7 am and will end by 6 pm.
The repolling was ordered by the Election Commission following reports that electronic voting machines were damaged at the polling booth in Indiganatha village in Chamarajanagara district on April 26 during a clash between two groups of people over whether to vote or not in the Lok Sabha elections.
According to the district administration, the villagers had earlier decided to boycott the polls citing lack of adequate infrastructure development. However, after assurances and efforts by the local officials, polling was underway.
As per preliminary information, one of the groups wanted to vote while the other was keen to boycott, leading to clashes between them during which they damaged EVMs, and also indulged in stone-pelting, the officials said.
In a letter addressed to the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer, the EC had stated that based on the reports submitted by the Returning Officer and General Observer for Chamrajnagar Constituency and after taking all material circumstances into account, it declared that polling held at polling station number 146 under the Hanur Assembly Constituency on Friday was void.
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Communally provocative video goes viral on social media: FIR registered against youngster
Belthangady: A youngster has been booked by Punjalakatte Police for allegedly posting a communally provocative video on social media, which could disrupt public order and promote hatred between communities.
The accused has been identified as Dhanush C. Pakkala, a resident of Belthangady.
According to police sources, Dhanush is accused of uploading a video on social media that could incite communal disharmony and potentially disturb law and order. As a result, an FIR has been registered against him under Crime No. 30/2025 invoking sections 196(1)(A) and 353(1)(C) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023.
Punjalakatte Police are investigating the matter further.
