Woman casts ‘burning’ vote in Karak LB polls
February 13, 2022 04:37 PM
In a very strange act, a woman in Dubli Lawagar area of Karak set fire to her vote and then put it in the ballot box with the rest of the other votes, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Karak Deputy Commissioner Tanveer-ur-Rehman informed on Sunday that during the local body re-polling in the area, a woman was indulged in the most bizarre act as she set her vote on fire and then thrusted the lighted piece of paper inside the ballot box.
However, due to timely action the polling material remained safe, he said adding that no other untoward incident happened at the polling station after that and voting resumed after a little pause.
The deputy commissioner said that the woman was arrested for her illegal and wrong action. He said the authorities were investigating as why she did this.
Reporter Farhat Ullah Babar