Number and status of torn ballot papers in Bharatpur Metropolis being determined

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The number of the ballot papers that were torn down when vote counting was underway for Ward Number 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City on May remains 90. &nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>The count was obstructed after the CPN (Maoist Centre) representatives allegedly tore the ballot papers while vote counting under the first-phase local level election in Bharatpur Metropolitan City on Sunday night.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>According to chief election officer, the torn ballot papers which can not be counted would be sent to the office of the Election Commission. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;</p><p>District Court Chitwan today freed two cadres of the CPN (Maoist Centre) who were alleged of tearing the ballot papers last Sunday. They were freed on bail.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>A single bench of Judge Basudev Poudel freed them on the bail of Rs 100,000 each during the hearing whether they could be kept in detention for further investigation.</p>