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Violence erupted at Sitalkuchi Assembly Constituency, Cooch Behar.
Violence erupted in the fourth phase of elections in Bengal in which five people were killed in two separate incidents. Four persons were killed when central forces opened fire on an unruly mob in Sitalkuchi assembly constituency in Mathabhanga block in Cooch Behar district on Saturday. In another incident in the same constituency a first-time voter was killed, taking the total number of deaths to five.
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Sources in the Election Commission said that a preliminary report that reached the special police observer Vivek Dubey suggests that the central forces had to open fire in self-defence.
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The state chief electoral officer has been asked to submit a detailed report by 5 pm. Updated 2 hours ago Trinamool Congress leaders Derek O Brien, Subrata Mukherjee and Sougata Roy (L-R) addressing a press conference on the Shitalkuchi incident on Saturday, April 10. | All India Trinamool Congress/Facebook
The Election Commission on Saturday adjourned voting at polling booth number 125 under Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal after the ruling Trinamool Congress alleged that four people were shot dead in a clash with central security forces, PTI reported. The incident took place as 44 seats went to polls in the fourth phase of Assembly elections.
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As many as five persons were killed in two seperate incidents of firing in Sitalkuchi assembly constituency during the fourth phase of poll on Saturday, state chief electoral officer Ariz Aftab told PTI.
He said at least eight persons have been arrested so far in connection with two incidents which took place in separate polling stations at Sitalkuchi during the day, he said.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee questioned the EC s version of the incident and stated that her government will initiate a CID probe into the incident.
Further, Banerjee demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the firing incident, and wondered whose direct interference into the functioning of the Election Commission and central forces led to the excesses.
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