West Bengal elections: 77-year-old man dies of ‘heart attack’ after fighting with polling officials at home. india news
MALDA: The 77-year-old wife of an 85-year-old voter died of a suspected heart attack during her family’s altercation with election officials visiting the homes of senior citizens to register their votes in a village in Bengal’s North Dinajpur on Monday.After the news of Tafijan Bibi’s death spread, local people including others became angry. TMC The workers confined the election officials to Viti Katihar village for some time.Since 8-year-old Kalu Shaikh is blind, his family demanded that their disabled daughter be allowed to stay in the room during voting, but the Election Commission team rejected the request, leading to an argument with villagers and TMC workers.Tafijan suddenly fell ill and fainted badly. Suspecting a heart attack, he was taken to Raiganj Medical College, where doctors declared him dead.His family alleged that officials forced Sheikh to vote.Whereas District Election Officer Mohd. Vivek Kumar “There has been a misunderstanding, the inhumane Election Commission has not only deprived a person of his vote but has also taken the life of another voter,” TMC’s Krishna Kalyani alleged.
