Cases filed against BJP leader for burning vehicles, thrashing men on poll day in Rajasthan

Senior BJP leader Devi Singh Bhati and his supporters were booked for allegedly thrashing two men and setting their vehicles on fire on the election day here, police said Monday December 10.

Bhati, a former minister in the state government, and his supporters allegedly thrashed Lakshman Singh and Ganpat Ram on Friday December 7. The BJP workers also allegedly set their vehicles on fire, officials said.

Following the incident, two separate complaints were filed on Saturday, December 8 based on which police registered cases.

Alongside Bhati, the cases mention names of over a dozen BJP members. Those named include Vishwajit Singh, Jalam Singh, Rakesh Mathur, Raju Modi, Vishnu Joshi and Udaibhan.

"Acting on the complaint, FIR was registered against the accused and further investigation is on in the matter,” SHO of Bajju police station, Vikram Singh, said.

Rajasthan voted for 199 seats of its 200-member Assembly on December 7 and results will be declared on Tuesday December 11.