Puri: Over 40 persons were injured in political violence that erupted at a polling booth in Alanda panchayat under Krushnaprasad block in Puri district today.
According to reports, a few people suddenly barged into booth no. 4 in Alanda panchayat and attacked some persons of Tichini village who were casting their votes in the first phase of the ongoing three-tier panchayat polls in the State.