India, Nov. 8 -- The Election Commission on Saturday issued a statement after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alleged that several VVPAT slips were found scattered on a road in the Sarairanjan assembly constituency in Bihar's Samastipur district.

In the statement, the poll body said that the VVPAT slips in question were mock slips, which are generated while testing Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) before polling.

The Election Commission also said that the District Magistrate of Samastipur have been directed to visit the spot and inquire. Meanwhile, the concerned Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) has been suspended for negligence and an FIR is being registered, the EC added.

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