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West Bengal Elections: Reports of firing in Cooch Behar, heavy force deployed

Amid the fourth phase of voting for West Bengal Elections, reports of firing have come from Cooch Behar. Heavy security force has been deployed on the spot. Here are the visuals. 

According to officials, there is a deployment of 187 companies of Central forces for the nine constituencies of Cooch Behar followed by South 24 parganas where the deployment is 184 companies. In addition to that another 174 companies of central forces are deployed in the 10 constituencies in Hooghly district, 140 companies for the nine constituencies in Howrah district and another 98 companies for Alipurduar district. The Commission has also deployed six companies for Jalipaiguri as it shares border with Alipurduar.

 

 

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