Kolkata, May 3 -- Fresh tension gripped the area outside the Shakhawat Memorial strong room on Sunday morning, a day ahead of vote counting, after a vehicle allegedly entered the restricted zone without proper checks, triggering a political confrontation.
According to allegations by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and supporters, a Scorpio bearing an "ex-army" sticker and purportedly displaying BJP symbols managed to reach close to the strong room areas, despite prohibitory orders under Section 163 being in force within a 200-metre radius.
Eyewitnesses claimed that one individual alighted from the vehicle and proceeded directly towards the strong room, where electronic voting machines (EVMs) have been kept under tight security. The incid...