Overview

• A police constable was hurt at Bhagat Singh Chowk in Nawada when he fell in front of an SUV carrying Rahul Gandhi during the Voter Adhikar Yatra.
• Nawada SP Abhinav Dhiman said the constable tripped and the vehicle barely brushed his feet, and he was taken to hospital for treatment and an X-ray.
• BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla posted a video alleging the convoy “crushed” the policeman and claimed Rahul Gandhi did not get down to check on him.
• Bihar Congress spokesperson Asith Nath Tiwary called the BJP’s allegations lies, and reports said Rahul Gandhi asked about the officer’s condition.
• Police identified the injured as part of the area security detail for the deputy superintendent of police; no criminal probe has been announced as parties trade charges during the 16-day march protesting the Election Commission’s voter-roll revision.