Sporadic violence mars Kolkata civic polls, voter turnout 63.6%

Kolkata, December 19

Sporadic incidents of violence, including hurling of bombs at two booths, marred an otherwise humdrum polling to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) as 63.63 per cent of the nearly 40.5 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Sunday, when voting ended.

Crude bombs hurled

• Two incidents of hurling of crude bombs were reported in Kolkata’s Sealdah and Khanna areas
• Police said three persons were injured, with one of them losing a leg
• The police said 72 persons were held for disturbing peace

Two incidents of hurling of crude bombs were reported in Kolkata’s Sealdah and Khanna areas. Police contingents were rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control, a State Election Commission official said.

Although the SEC claimed that only one person was injured, the police said three persons were injured, with one of them losing a leg. — PTI