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During the Lok Sabha elections in Manipur Inner Constituency, incidents of firing were reported from a total of five polling stations, two in Imphal East and three in Imphal West. A gunman opened fire in the air near the polling booth at Thamnapokpi under Moirang sub-district in Bishnopur district. Seeing this, the voters present there fled in fear. The police said that after receiving information about the incident, additional security teams were deployed.
#Watch | Manipur: Polling stopped at 5 Thongju, 31 Khongman Zone in Imphal after some women alleged irregularities and created a ruckus. The polling officer closed the polling station: Imphal East DC#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/OvkLOp7wBp
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Unidentified gunmen opened fire
Unidentified gunmen also threatened agents of a certain political party at various polling stations. In Uripur and Airushamba in Imphal West district, armed men asked the agents to leave the polling areas. Angered by this threat, the voters of Iruishamba entered the polling booth and started vandalizing it.
