India, Oct. 6 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said a person died in a stampede after security forces baton-charged a mob outside a counting centre for village committee polls in Khowai district for allegedly creating disturbances.

The incident occurred outside the counting centre in Champahower area when a large number of workers of several political parties gathered there to know the poll results and unrest ensued, prompting the security personnel to take action, a senior police officer said.

"The entire election process for village committees has been largely peaceful, barring a few untoward incidents. One person died in front of Champahower counting centre in a stampede after security forces resorted to lathicharge to ...