The office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh said that a 'rumour was spread by people of some political party by stopping the vehicle and alleging that these EVMs were used in elections'.
The nodal officer for EVMs in Varanasi, a returning officer (RO) in Sonbhadra district and an additional election officer in Bareilly district have been pulled out from election duties, a day ahead of the counting of votes in UP.