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This Article is From May 07, 2014

One Person Dies After Firing at a Poll Booth in Bihar's Sitamarhi

New Delhi: One person has died in firing at a polling booth in Sitamarhi, north Bihar, as voting was being held for the eighth phase in the national elections today.

The Bihar Director General of Police said there was a clash between some people allegedly trying to capture the booth and policemen who tried to stop them.

Some people, he said, tried to snatch a rifle from a policeman, and other cops present opened fire at close range.

More details are awaited.

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