Nadia, April 29 -- Amid the ongoing Phase 2 polling in West Bengal, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) booth worker alleged on Wednesday that he was attacked by a group of miscreants belonging to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the Chapra Assembly constituency in Nadia district.

Around 5:30 a.m. on polling day, BJP polling agent Mosharraf Mir, assigned to booth number 53 under Hatra Panchayat, was allegedly assaulted with iron rods and firearms by unidentified individuals.

Police officials rescued him and admitted him to Chapra Rural Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. He has received six stitches on his head.

According to Mir, around 15 to 20 people came with weapons, including guns, sticks, and iron rods. He has demanded the arre...