CISF says 150 mobs attacked polling staff, army tried to snatch weapons :Cooch Behar violence

Violence explode in Bengal in the fourth phase of elections where five people were killed in two separate incidents. Four people were killed when central forces opened fire on an uninterrupted crowd at the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency in the Mathbhanga block of Cooch Behar district on Saturday. Another incident in the same constituency killed a first-time voter, total number of death five. Meanwhile, the CISF has issued a statement stating that the cause of the violence was at the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency in the Mathbhanga block of Cooch Behar.

 According to CISF, on Saturday, around 9:35 am, near booth No 126, a Quick Reaction Team (QRT) of CISF headed by Coy Commander Inspector E Sunil Kumar was attacked by a mob of around 50-60 miscreants when they were taking a round of area along with local police representative to clear public who was resisting voters from reaching polling booths.

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