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JAGTIAL
The Velgatur constabulary person stepped up probe into the stone-pelting incidental successful which 4 constabulary officers were injured soon aft completion of ballot counting during the last signifier of Gram Panchayat polls successful Paidipally colony of Jagtial territory connected Wednesday night.
Chaos prevailed successful Paidipally connected Wednesday nighttime erstwhile the supporters of a defeated campaigner staged a sit-in successful beforehand of the polling presumption demanding recounting of votes soon aft the ballot counting process.
According to the police, the protesters prevented the proscription of ballot boxes by obstructing the polling unit from discharging their authoritative duties.
Despite attempts to transportation them, they allegedly tried to harm polling materials forcing the constabulary to edifice to mild lathi-charge to power the situation.
In the melee, the protesters allegedly pelted stones astatine constabulary unit resulting successful injuries to 4 constabulary officers and harm to 2 constabulary vehicles. As hostility mounted, constabulary resorted to firing successful the aerial to disperse the protesters and bring the concern nether control.
Additional constabulary unit rushed to the colony to defuse tension. All the ballot boxes and the polling unit were safely evacuated from the determination nether choky constabulary security.
Based connected the complaints lodged by the Returning Officer and section constabulary officers, the Velgatur constabulary registered 2 abstracted cases against the culprits acrophobic for usurpation of the Model Code of Conduct.
Strict ineligible enactment volition beryllium taken against those liable for the incident, said Jagtial DSP Raghu Chander.
