KANDHKOT: In a dramatic move, 11 polling staffers were hijacked from the polling station of Tore Bungalow in Kandhkot district of Sindh during the local bodies elections on Sunday.

A gang of armed men entered the polling station of Tor Bungalow, abducted 11 polling staffers including a presiding officer and three polling agents at gunpoint. They also broke up CCTV cameras and took away ballot papers, ballot boxes and stamps.

However, 10 polling employees escaped and took shelter in the area. Heavy contingents of police rushed to the scene and searched for the hijacked staff. The incident has created panic in the area.

Polling for the first phase of local government elections was underway today in 14 districts of the province including Sukkur, Shaheed Benazirabad, Larkana, Mirpur Khas, Umarkot, Tharparkar, Sanghar, Naushehro Feroze, Kanbar-ShahdadKot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kahmor, Ghoki and Khairpur.