3 injured in bomb explosion during the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections

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Kolkata police on Sunday confirmed that three people were injured in the bomb explosion which took place in the north-eastern part of Kolkata on Sunday morning during the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections. One person has been arrested in the case, officials said. The incident took place near the polling station at Taki Boy’s School in KMC ward No 36. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress traded charges and accused each other of ferrying in outsiders to create trouble.

“The incident took place around 200 metres from the polling station. The election process has not been affected by this. A huge police contingent has been deployed in the area. We have appealed to voters to exercise their right to franchise without fear. The injured man has been taken to hospital,” Priyabrata Roy, deputy commissioner of police (eastern suburban division), told the media.

Leaders of opposition parties, as well as the TMC, levelled allegations of intimidation and booth jamming in several areas.

BJP leader Meena Devi Purohit, who has won from ward No 22 thrice since 2005 because of her popularity, alleged that she and her followers were attacked by TMC supporters at the polling station in Maheswari Boy’s School in central Kolkata in the morning.

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