A group of voters in Shamli tried to cast votes without showing their voter ID cards, which promoted the BSF to fire in the air.
BSF personnel engage in a brawl with the voters in Shamli on Thursday.
BSF personnel guarding a polling booth in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli resorted to firing several rounds in the air on Thursday when a group of voters allegedly tried to forcefully cast their votes without Voter ID cards.
According to media, the district magistrate said, BSF personnel fired in air for security reasons after some people without voter ID tried to cast vote. Voting has resumed now.”
Security personnel fired shots in air after some ppl tried to cast vote without voter ID at a polling station in Shamli. District Magistrate says,“BSF personnel, fired in air for security reasons after some ppl without voter ID tried to cast vote. Voting has resumed now.”y
According to reports, the voters engaged in a brawl with the BSF personnel in Shamli’s Kandhla area on Thursday during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.