A large fire destroyed nearly 4,000 EVMs in Kolkata. The Trinamool Congress party suspects foul play. They are demanding a thorough investigation into the incident. The party believes this could be an attempt to destroy evidence after alleged tampering with democracy. Kolkata Police have formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the fire.

The fire broke out in the administrative building of the zilla parishad of South 24 Parganas district in Kolkata’s Alipore area. | Kolkata News

The electronic voting machines had been used in 10 constituencies during this year’s Assembly elections in West Bengal, state minister Kaushik Chowdhury said.