BJP candidate Anchal Sonkar, some workers and an Assistant Sub-Inspector sustained partial pellet injuries after a firing incident took place in Ghamapur area. Agitated supporters fired bullets and pelted stones at each other. Sensation prevailed when supporters of BJP and Congress candidates came face to face in Sheetalamai area in the last hour of polling in Jabalpur East Assembly Constituency for Assembly elections 2023. Superintendent of Police Aditya Pratap Singh (IPS) informed that taking prompt action on the information of a clash, he along with additional police force reached the spot and dispersed the crowd.

 

Heavy police deployment was ensured to maintain law and order. Police are investigating the case and will soon take action against the offenders. The incident took place when supporters of BJP candidate Anchal Sonkar were assembled in front of office of Congress corporator of Sheetlamai Ward, Ram Mohan Gupta over uncertain issue. Meanwhile, BJP candidate Anchal Sonkar and a large number of his supporters were heading towards the area when unidentified person fired bullets and triggered panic in the area.

 

Police tried to control the situation but supporters of both the groups started stone-pelting. During firing, Anchal Sonkar along with some of her supporters sustained partial pellet injuries on their legs. Soon after the incident, former BJP District President Prabhat Sahu along with other office-bearers and a large number of supporters gathered at Ghamapur police station and raised the demand to take action against Congress candidate Lakhan Ghanghoria and his supporters for opening fire at BJP candidate and workers. Former Congress Corporator Pandhe thrashed outside booth: Another clash took place when a group of people brutally lashed former Congress Corporator Narender Singh Pandhe outside a polling booth at Prem Nagar Gurudwara in Jabalpur West Assembly Constituency. The miscreants ruthlessly thrashed Pandhe publicly on Madan Mahal main road.