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Polling officer beaten up at Haryana booth

PTI | ByPress Trust of India, Ambala
May 10, 2004 11:31 AM IST

A polling officer was beaten up allegedly by the supporters of a former Cong minister at a polling station in Naggal assembly segment in this district in Haryana, leading to tension in the area.

A polling officer was beaten up allegedly by the supporters of a former Congress minister at a polling station in Naggal assembly segment in this district in Haryana, leading to tension in the area.

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Polling Officer Vishal Sharma, bleeding profusely, alleged that former state minister Nirmal Singh and his supporters attacked him and beat him severely.

"They (Singh along with his supporters) came in the polling station and started beating me," he alleged.

However, refuting the charges Nirmal Singh accused the officer of "directly supporting" the INLD candidate Balwant Singh.

Ambala SP Mohd Akil said that a case would be registered against Nirmal Singh and two others in this connection.

Some voters who came to vote ran out after witnessing the incident.

Heavy police force had been requisitioned at the polling booth and polling was in progress, police sources said.

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