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West Bengal polls 2021: BJP candidate's agent detained for 'molesting women voters' in Kolkata

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Kolkata, Apr 26: BJP candidate from the Rashbehari assembly constituency Lt Gen Subrata Saha's agent was detained on Monday for allegedly molesting a few women voters inside a polling booth in the city's New Alipore area, police said.

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Mohan Rao was detained after several women voters claimed he tried to drag them holding their hands inside Bidya Bharati School, a police officer said. "We have received a complaint in this regard and a probe is underway," he said.

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Rao, however, rubbished the allegations and said no such incident had taken place. "TMC activists are trying to create disturbance in the area. This is a deliberate attempt to disrupt the peaceful polling process," Saha said.

Polling is underway for 34 seats in the seventh phase of the assembly elections in the state.

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