Election officer detained for 'favouring' JMM
DUMKA: Police detained Wednesday the presiding officer of a polling booth in Madhupur assembly constituency of Jharkhand's Deoghar based on a complaint about him allegedly influencing people to votes for JMM nominee Hafizul Hassan Ansari .
BJP's Godda MP Nishikant Dubey filed the complaint with EC, which replaced the official based on CCTV footage. In a post on X, Dubey said the official was arrested. But Deoghar SP Ambar Lakra said he had only been detained till the completion of a probe.
BJP's Godda MP Nishikant Dubey filed the complaint with EC, which replaced the official based on CCTV footage. In a post on X, Dubey said the official was arrested. But Deoghar SP Ambar Lakra said he had only been detained till the completion of a probe.