Updated On: 01 June, 2024 09:24 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
Electronic Voting Machines were looted by a local mob and two VVPAT machines were thrown inside a pond in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal before polling began today

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Kolkata Police on Saturday said legal action has been taken against the local mob after the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were looted in West Bengal`s South 24 Parganas, reported ANI. The police claimed that the incident happened in the morning before the polling process began
"This incident happened in the morning around 6 am much before the polling process in Bengal. Police and CAPF immediately intervened and have taken steps against miscreants. Legal action initiated. Polling in Bhangar started without any interruption and is going on peacefully," Kolkata Police posted on X.