Bombing reported in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas during polling

Sporadic incidents of violence were reported during polling in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha
election in seven seats of West Bengal on Monday, with around 33.47 per cent of nearly 1.17 crore voters casting their ballots in the first four hours, officials said. Violence was reported from Barrackpore, Bangaon, Howrah and Hooghly constituencies.
"There have been some stray incidents of violence from a few places. We have taken immediate steps," a senior election official here said.