People's Conference Leader Imran Ansari Booked for Assault in Baramulla

People's Conference leader Imran Ansari has been booked for allegedly assaulting a police officer and a polling official at a booth in Baramulla during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls. Two separate FIRs have been registered against Ansari under the Representation of People's Act.

People's Conference leader Imran Ansari has been booked for allegedly manhandling a police officer and a polling official while voting was underway at a booth in the Baramulla district in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday, officials said.

P K Pole, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, said he has sought a report from the Baramulla SSP over the incident. The incident took place at a polling station in Baramulla's Pattan area where Ansari allegedly assaulted a polling official and a police officer, the officials said.

Two separate first information reports (FIR) have been registered against him under relevant sections of the Representation of People's Act, they added.