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Muzaffarpur, Nov 9 (IANS) The Muzaffarpur administration has rejected several media reports claiming that the murder of an elderly man in the district was linked to voting in the Bihar Assembly elections.
The incident took place late Saturday evening in Patsara Ward 12 of Sakhora Panchayat of Hattha police station area, where a 70-year-old man named Shankar Paswan was beaten to death.
According to some media reports, family members of the deceased alleged that Paswan had voted for a particular political party on November 6 and was later threatened by supporters of the rival party for doing so. He reportedly told them that they had “voted in the wrong place” and that they would “have to face the consequences”.
However, the Muzaffarpur administration categorically denied these claims and said that the reports were “misleading” and “baseless”.
“A news item is being broadcast on various news channels saying, ‘You have voted at the wrong place, you will have to face the consequences’ (rough translation from Hindi),” the administration said in an official statement.
The statement further clarified that preliminary investigation revealed that the elderly man’s death was not a result of a political fight, but he had fallen accidentally during a clash over plucking leaves from a ‘jalebi’ tree.
“This incident is completely unrelated to the election or voting,” the administration said.
It said, “The incident being reported as being related to the election or vote has been found to be false. The misleading news being broadcast on various news channels is completely baseless, factless and baseless.”
Muzaffarpur Police also reiterated that they have denied the reports.
Officials stressed that polling across the district was conducted in a “peaceful and secure environment” without any disturbances.
The administration has urged citizens to “disregard rumors and immediately report those spreading them to the police.”
It is also reported that the Cyber Cell and Social Media Cell of Muzaffarpur Police are constantly monitoring online platforms to prevent the spread of misinformation.
“All citizens are requested not to share any inflammatory, objectionable or misleading posts without verifying its authenticity and report any such activity to the police,” the statement said.
–IANS
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