Dahod, Gujarat: A man arrested for live-streaming his fake voting from a polling booth in Gujarat's Dahod Lok Sabha constituency has been arrested for allegedly beating and intimidating a Congress party agent during the third phase of parliamentary elections on May 7. -A separate case of intimidation has been registered. Police said on Friday.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared the voting held at Parthampur polling station in Santrampur taluka of Mahisaga district as invalid, following the live streaming video of the man, the report of the returning officer and inspection regarding irregularities. Spread rapidly.
According to the FIR lodged at Santrampur police station in the state's Mahisaaga district, which falls under the Dahod parliamentary constituency, the accused Vija Bhabhor, son of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, and three others allegedly raped Congress polling agent Shana Tawiad. Clashed with., at a pollin station in Gothib village and threatened him.
The FIR states that while leaving the polling booth after the voting process, the accused encountered Tawiad again and allegedly beat him up for not allowing him to cast the fake vote.
Bhabhor was booked under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 50 (insulting to endanger the peace), 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) and 114 (being present at the commission of an offence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Was arrested.
The complainant said in his petition that when he was present at booth number 1 in Gothib village as a Congress agent, Bhabhor along with three other persons named Prakash Katara, Pawan Aggarwal, Piyush Bhavsar approached him and asked him to cast his fake vote. Asked to allow. Vote.
When the complainant refused to do so, the accused abused her and threatened her with consequences.In the evening, when the voting process was over and the EVM machines were sealed, the complainant left for home and was standing at a bus station, when Bhabho came to the spot in her car, got out of the vehicle and thrashed him. , Tawia said in his statement of complaint.
The complainant said that Bhabhor allegedly tried to drag him into the car, adding that he managed to escape from there and reached a nearby high school where an officer advised him to contact the police.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared the voting held at Parthampur polling station in Santrampur taluka of Mahisaga district as invalid, following the live streaming video of the man, the report of the returning officer and inspection regarding irregularities. Spread rapidly.
According to the FIR lodged at Santrampur police station in the state's Mahisaaga district, which falls under the Dahod parliamentary constituency, the accused Vija Bhabhor, son of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, and three others allegedly raped Congress polling agent Shana Tawiad. Clashed with., at a pollin station in Gothib village and threatened him.
The FIR states that while leaving the polling booth after the voting process, the accused encountered Tawiad again and allegedly beat him up for not allowing him to cast the fake vote.
Bhabhor was booked under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 50 (insulting to endanger the peace), 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) and 114 (being present at the commission of an offence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Was arrested.
The complainant said in his petition that when he was present at booth number 1 in Gothib village as a Congress agent, Bhabhor along with three other persons named Prakash Katara, Pawan Aggarwal, Piyush Bhavsar approached him and asked him to cast his fake vote. Asked to allow. Vote.
When the complainant refused to do so, the accused abused her and threatened her with consequences.In the evening, when the voting process was over and the EVM machines were sealed, the complainant left for home and was standing at a bus station, when Bhabho came to the spot in her car, got out of the vehicle and thrashed him. , Tawia said in his statement of complaint.
The complainant said that Bhabhor allegedly tried to drag him into the car, adding that he managed to escape from there and reached a nearby high school where an officer advised him to contact the police.