Woman carries knife to poll booth in Adilabad, detained

A woman was detained for carrying a knife to a poll booth in Telangana’s Adilabad for voting in the Telangana Municipal elections on Wednesday, February 11.

The incident occurred at the Ramnagar ward, where the police personnel found the knife during checking. 

The woman, identified as Saima



Parveen, was taken to the Mavala police station for questioning. According to the police, the woman said she was carrying the knife so that her children don’t use it in her absence.

Speaking to Media the Mavala police said, ” We brought her to the police station for questioning and released her after verification of her statement.”