Chaos in Asansol strongroom as switched off mobile phone found near vote counting documents

A phone and envelopes sparked a security scramble

A day before vote counting for West Bengal Assembly elections, a commotion erupted in Asansol when a switched off mobile phone was found inside an envelope near the strongroom. Reports say the envelope also contained documents, triggering heightened security scrutiny and raising questions about how it reached the area amid tight election procedures.