Police have registered an FIR against a 39-year-old woman for allegedly causing a disturbance at a polling booth in the Bhiwandi area of Maharashtra’s Thane district.
Polling took place on Monday in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra, including Bhiwandi and Thane.
As per an official from Kongaon police station, the woman entered the polling booth set up at a zilla parishad school in Govegaon, Bhiwandi, around 8:15 am. She allegedly disregarded the instructions displayed outside the polling booth and caused a disturbance.
The woman, a resident of the Bhiwandi area, shouted loudly and obstructed the work of the polling staff, he said.
Following a complaint by a poll worker, an FIR was registered against the woman under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 188 (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant) and 186 (obstructing a public servant in the discharge of public functions), and provisions of the Representation of the People Act-1951, the official further stated.
The FIR did not specify if the accused was a voter. The police have issued a notice to the woman, who has not been arrested so far.
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