Patna: While voter turnout remained high in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections so far, a few tragic and disturbing incidents were reported from different parts of the state on Tuesday.

In a major incident in Arwal district, a presiding officer died on duty.

According to officials, Arvind Kumar, posted at polling booth number 189 in Maneri Bigha under the Arwal Assembly constituency, suddenly fell ill during polling.

He was immediately rushed to the Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Kumar, a teacher at Kalyanpur School, had been deployed on election duty.

Administrative officials confirmed the incident and said the officer’s family would receive ex gratia as per government rules.

Additional staff were deployed to the booth, and polling continued without di

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