WestBengal: Five local journalists injured after violence, following booth capturing in Birpara, allegedly by TMC workers as Panchayat Election in West Bengal is under way. 26.28% voter turnout recorded till 11 am in West Bengal Panchayat Election.

On the other hand A TMC worker named Arif Ali Gaji was shot dead at Kultali of South 24 Pargana while A CPIM worker named Taibur Gayen killed in bomb blast at Pachpota of Aamdanga and2 others seriously injured in the same incident.

As many as 20 people were injured in fresh clashes which broke out between two groups here in Cooch Behar on Monday morning, amid the ongoing panchayat polls in West Bengal as TOI reorted.

Entajul, a candidate at Bhangar, who was missing since the morning, was found lying blood-soaked hours later as ANI reported.

 As anoth tweet from ANI, Ballot papers thrown in a pond after a clash broke out between TMC & BJP in Murshidabad. Following which voting has been stopped for now.

“Highly condemnable & deplorable, it signifies that culture of political violence under TMC has engulfed entire #WestBengal & it is an alarming sign for democracy”, said Sudhanshu Trivedi, BJP on violence during Panchayat Election

Over 11 per cent polling was recorded till 9 am in the West Bengal panchayat polls, an official said.