Voter ‘Chops Off Finger’ After Casting Ballot for Wrong Party in India

Voter ‘Chops Off Finger’ After Casting Ballot for Wrong Party in India
An Indian voter gets her finger marked with ink at a polling station during India's general election in Shahpur, Uttar Pradesh, on April 11, 2019. Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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A man in India reportedly cast a vote for the wrong political party and in an emotional fit chopped off his own finger.

Pawan Kumar, a 25-year-old villager from Abdullapur Hulaspur, was reported by India Today as having accidentally pressed the wrong button at a polling station. He cast his vote on Thursday, April 18, in Bulandshahr, in the second phase of India’s massive, staggered election.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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