Official abducted during coop poll in MP

Bhopal, Feb 21 (UNI) An Agriculture Department official has been abducted by about half-a-dozen armed men while a cooperative bodies' election was underway in Noda in Bhind district's.

A UNI report from Bhind district headquarters said that a case was registered late last night against Bharatiya Janata Party District General Secretary Guddu Sharma, Ramkaran Singh and five others who were absconding. Mr Sukhram was on poll duty when he was abducted.

Raising the matter in the Assembly during zero hour today, Congress MLA and former minister Govind Singh alleged that actually two officials were abducted and their lives were in danger.

Speaker Ishwardas Rohani told the government to ensure action in the matter.

UNI