Madhya Pradesh: Bus carrying EVMs and polling officials catches fire in Betul, damage reported

Betul (Madhya Pradesh) [India] A bus carrying polling officials and electronic voting machines (EVMs) caught fire while returning from Gaula village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district on Tuesday night, killing some people, according to a senior police officer. EVM was damaged. He said that the incident took place near Gaula village of Multai tehsil of Betul district and a case has been registered in the matter. Sharing the details, Betul SP Nischal Jharia said that the fire broke out due to mechanical failure, but no one was injured in the incident. There were 3 people in the bus. "Polling personnel left with EVMs of six polling stations... The fire broke out due to mechanical failure. Two EVMs were not damaged, while parts of four others suffered minor damage.There were 36 people in the bus. They jumped out." Betul SP Nischal said, "Due to the door of the bus being jammed, somehow the window panes of the bus were broken... They were not injured... They were sent ahead in another bus." ...A case has been registered in this regard.'' Jharia Toll ANI Meanwhile, Betul Collector, DM Narendra Kumar Suryavanshi said that the report has been sent to the Election Commission of India (ECI). A report has been sent. After receiving instructions from there, we will take the next step…all the polling personnel are safe.They have deposited their voting material here...Prima facie, according to eyewitnesses, I there was a mechanical mistake," Betul Collector DM Narendra Kumar Suryavanshi said. Voting took place on nine seats on Tuesday during the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. . In Madhya Pradesh, around 66.05 percent voting took place in the state including Betul, Guna, Morena, Bhind, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Gwalior and Bhopal. Prominent candidates in the fray from Madhya Pradesh included former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP candidate from Vidisha Digvijay Singh, Union Minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna, Congress candidate from Rajgarh and former Bhopal mayor Alok Sharma. , BJP candidate from Bhopal.