Bhubaneswar: Miscreants reportedly looted ballot boxes from two booths during the second phase of the panchayat elections in Jagatsinghpur district on Friday.
As per sources, the miscreants looted the ballot boxes from booths number 1 and 2 in Patasara gram panchayat under Sadar block of the district.
In yet another incident, two police personnel were injured following a clash with the public at Habelinath Sahi in Palli gram panchayat of the district late Thursday night.
Some persons were having a feast near the house of a Ward Member candidate at Habelinath Sahi last night when police arrived at the spot and asked them to stop the feast.
Following it, an argument broke between the persons and the police and the situation turned violent subsequently. The irate persons attacked the police vehicle and broke the windshield.
Similarly, some miscreants have broken the glass of Jagatsinghpur MLA Prasanta Kumar Muduli’s vehicle near Korua Panchayat Office in Naugaon block of the district.
Meanwhile, police have initiated a probe into the above incidents.
