Thursday, March 1, 2007

Orissa official arrested for tampering ballots

Kalinga Times, March 01, 2007
KalingaTimes Correspondent

Bhawanipatna: A Block Development Officer on election duty in Kalahandi district of Orissa has been arrested for allegedly tampering with the ballot box leading to defeat of a candidate.
The official was arrested on Wednesday along with three others following a complaint by Trilochan Nayak who contested for the post of Panchayat Samiti Member in Behera gram panchayat under Dharamgarh Block of the district.

Accused BDO Mushik Bahan Singh and others named in the case had allegedly tampered with the polled votes during recounting.

As Nayak was announced loser after recounting, his supporters held raised serious protests making the district authorities take note of the crime.

In a similar incident, the presiding officer of a polling booth in Garadpur Block of Kendrapara district was recently arrested for tampering with the ballot box.

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