Overview
- Vijay Kumar Sinha’s convoy was targeted in Khoriari village with stones, slippers and cow dung while “Vijay Sinha Murdabad” slogans were raised.
- Sinha phoned the district SP seeking reinforcements, blamed the RJD for the violence, and alleged attempted booth capture and his polling agent being turned away at booths 404 and 405.
- A heated on-road confrontation between Sinha and RJD MLC Ajay Kumar featured traded insults and competing claims about voter intimidation and staging.
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar directed the DGP to take immediate action, and police and district officials were deployed to the area.
- Officials including the State Election Department and the Munger DIG reported the situation was peaceful, said polling was unaffected, and stated that action would follow an investigation.