Eight Booked For Distributing Sarees To Voters In UP's Ballia
Deputy Superintendent of Police Gaurav Kumar said that the incident came to light when a video of the alleged distribution emerged on social media.
The video showed sarees being distributed to several women gathered in the courtyard of a house in Haibatpur village on the night of May 18.
On Tuesday, an FIR was registered under IPC sections 188 (violating prohibitory orders) and 171 B (giving gratification to exercise any electoral right) against village head Narendra Rai, and Rakesh Rai, Birbal Ram, and Bhalu Rai, and four unnamed persons at Ballia Police Station, the officer said.
Ballia goes to polls in the final phase of polling on June 1.
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