Ramgarh: The bodyguard of Sunita Choudhary, the NDA candidate for Ramgarh, filed an FIR against seven Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) members at Rajrappa police station in Ramgarh district on Thursday evening accusing the latter of instigating people to attack the candidate in Kulhi village when she was inspecting polling booths. They allegedly also attempted to snatch the bodyguard's official firearm.
Rajrappa police station officer-in-charge Naveen Prakash Pandey confirmed that an FIR has been registered against eight named individuals and 100 unknown persons. The accused are Ravi Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Bablu Kumar, Yatan Mahto, Nitish Kumar, Santosh Mahto and Devanand Mahto. The complaint was filed by Dashrath Singh.
Police have registered a case under sections 120, 105, 352, 351, 104, 132, and 3(5) of Bharat Nyay Sanhita (BNS). No arrests have been made yet.
Ajsu-Party central committee secretary Jaleshwar Mahto condemned the incident, demanding immediate arrest of the culprits. He accused JLKM workers of being behind the attack, calling it "an assault on democracy".
However, JLKM's Ramgarh media in-charge Ramesh Kumar Mahto urged the police to verify CCTV footage from both polling booths to investigate why the candidate and her supporters allegedly entered the polling station. He expressed hope for an impartial investigation, stating that anyone found guilty should face appropriate punishment.