Two VVPAT devices were thrown into a pond in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, and electronic voting machines (EVMs) were looted by local mobs during the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election, which started at 7 am on Saturday, according to an ANI report.

The Chief Electoral Office, West Bengal, states that the Sector Officer has filed a formal complaint and that the appropriate steps have been taken.