This Article is From Apr 30, 2016

BJP's Roopa Ganguly Gets Bail In Assault Case

BJP's Roopa Ganguly Gets Bail In Assault Case

Filr Photo of BJP candidate Roopa Ganguly.

Kolkata: BJP star candidate Roopa Ganguly on Friday was granted bail by a West Bengal court in an assault case after she surrendered.

Contesting the assembly polls from Howrah North, a case was initiated against her for allegedly assaulting a female Trinamool Congress supporter during the fourth phase of polling on April 25.

Ms Ganguly, who is famous for playing playing the role of Draupadi in TV serial "Mahabharat", surrendered before a court in Howrah which granted her bail.

Upon receiving complaints of rampant booth jamming and voter intimidation, Ms Ganguly had on April 25 had gone to a booth in her constituency where she was faced with angry protests by Trinamool supporters who accused her disrupting the polling process.

A heated argument ensued and subsequently Soma Das, a Trinamool supporter had accused Ms Ganguly of "assaulting, and preventing her for casting her vote".
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