Mendhar/Jammu: Six individuals together with 4 girls suffered minor accidents in a conflict between supporters of two candidates exterior a polling station in Mendhar sub-division in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officers mentioned. Nevertheless, the voting on the polling station within the Shahpur sector continued with none disruption as police intervened and separated the clashing teams, they mentioned.
An FIR was registered by police and additional investigation is on, the officers mentioned. Poonch is a part of the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency the place polling is underway within the sixth section on Saturday.
“It’s hereby clarified {that a} minor scuffle passed off exterior the polling station inflicting very minor accidents to some individuals. “The altercation was stopped in time and an FIR has been lodged within the matter. Polling didn’t get interrupted at any time and went on easily,” the workplace of deputy commissioner, Poonch, mentioned on X
