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Police open fire in Rukum after ballot box set on fire
Police opened fire in an election center at Aathbiskot Municipality-11 in Rukum district on Sunday.
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Published at : November 26, 2017
Updated at : November 26, 2017 16:05
Kathmandu
Police opened fire at Aathbiskot Municipality-11 in Rukum district on Sunday.
Police said they opened fire into the air to control the situation after a ballot box of proportional representation category was set ablaze in Nepal Rastriya Secondary School Gatasaina (Kha), DSP Rajendra Prasad Dhamala of the District Police Office, Rukum, said.
Meanwhile, police arrested a woman attempting to pour acid in a ballot box at an election center in Himalayan Secondary School in Aathbiskot Municipality-3.
Rupa BK, 36, of Aathbiskot was arrested and her attempt to disrupt the polls was foiled, DSP Dhamala said.
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