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Bodi sued for poll code flouting, beating official

A Correspondent, Cox's Bazar
A case was filed against Awami League lawmaker from Cox's Bazar-4 constituency Abdur Rahman Bodi Thursday night accusing him of violating electoral code of conduct and beating up assistant presiding officers at a polling centre during upazila polls.
Gias Uddin, assistant
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FROM PAGE 1 presiding officer of Sufia Community Primary School polling centre at Fulerdeil village under Teknaf Upazila. lodged the case with Teknaf Police Station.
However. Bodi denied all allegations against him and said a vested group campaigns against him to tarnish the image of the government. "I only visited the polling centres. Why did I beat election officials?"
In the case statement, Gias alleged that Bodi entered Sufia Comm uni ty polling centre at 12 noon and beat him up for not showing respect to the lawmaker by standing up.
"At first Bodi verbally abused me and another presiding officer Bashi Ram Dey Bodi then beat up me and Bashi Ram and forced us to leave the poling centre," said Gias who is the branch manager of Teknaf Islarru Bank.
Jasim Uddin, officer-in-charge (OO of Teknaf Police Station, said a case was recorded under sections 353 and 332 of the Penal Code against Bodi for beating up a government officer and violating the electoral code of conduct
Cox's Bazar Judicial Magistrate Sahedul Karim, alsc the magistrate on duty, investigated the incident and found me allegations true againsi Bodi. said theOC.
Dr Rupen Chakma. presiding officer of the polling centre, also confirmed the incident and said voting was suspended for around half an hour at the centre because of the attack on the assistant presidingofficers.
After the first incident. Bodi entered Pollanpara Government Primary School centre and harassed assistant presiding officer M Ayub for not showing respect to him, locals said.
Presiding Officer M Moin Uddin said, “We all are surprised after observing the behaviour of Bodi. He also verbally abused me when 1 protested against his behaviour."
Awami League rival chairman candidate Sona /\li also alleged that Bodi issued him death threat for contesting the upazila elections.