Attempts of booth capturing in Dahod, voters nab one

Vadodara: Violence marred local body polls in Dahod and Chhota Udepur districts on Sunday amid attempts made to capture a polling booth at Ghodiya village at Jhalod,
According to police, at least three people barged into the primary school on Sunday afternoon and threw away the EVM and created a ruckus at the polling centre. After the violence, when the trio was trying to flee, voters nabbed one of them and thrashed him before handing him over to police.
Meanwhile, the district administration immediately suspended voting at the centre. Senior police officials rushed to the village to ensure that the situation did not escalate.
“There were three people who damaged the polling booth with the intention of disrupting the election process. One of them was nabbed by the public and has been shifted to a hospital,” said superintendent of police Hitesh Joisar. He added that the man will be questioned about who was behind the violence once his health stabilizes.
“The returning officer and the EVM engineer have been sent to the polling centre. After their investigation and based on their opinion, a final decision will be made,” said collector Vijay Kharadi.