Additional police force rushed to the Naik Talavi area under the Nagpur Central Assembly constituency, following a complaint of violation of Model Code of Conduct. Bharatiya Janata Party workers complained of the distribution of cash for votes by Congress candidate Bunty Shelke in the area.
The local people informed a television news channel that packets containing cash were distributed at Shelke’s election office in the Naik Talav area.
Women from slum areas in large number were called at the office and given cash packets for voting for the Congress candidate. They were also instructed to tell others to cast their vote in favour of the Congress candidate.
Additional police personnel were summoned in the area to investigate the complaints.