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Post panchayat polls, West Bengal tense, toll rises to 15
Updated On: 10 July, 2023 07:45 AM IST | Kolkata | Agencies
Protests were held in different parts of the state on Sunday against the violence and over allegations of irregularities in the polls
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Security personnel stand guard outside a strong room where ballot boxes are kept, in Krishnanagar, on Sunday. Pic/PTI
The toll in the violence during panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 15 after a person was found dead in South 24 Parganas, and two others succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Sunday.
A person, identified as Abu Salem Khan, was found dead near a polling booth in West Gabtala in Kultali police station area. He had injuries on his head, they said. He was known to be a TMC worker in the area, locals said. Police said they are probing the cause of the death.
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