Jaipur, Dec 02: Tension has gripped the Meo dominated town of Kama in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district following poll-related violence in which a presiding officer was badly beaten up allegedly by a relative of a Congress minister yesterday, a senior police official said today. Prohibitory orders were promulgated and two companies of BSF and one of Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC), rushed from Jaipur, have been deployed in the town to maintain law and order situation, Additional Director-General of Police S N Jairath told.

A mob of Congress supporters led by a son-in-law of the medical and health minister Tayab Hussain had allegedly attacked the presiding officer at a girls' school polling booth causing him serious eye injury, Jairath said, adding polling was consequently stopped at the booth.

In retaliation, members of Hindu community challenged the mob of Meo community (Muslims) leading to communal tension, which was contained immediately.

DIG security Liyakat Ali, superintendent of police and collector of Bharatpur Govind Narayan and Subodh Agarwal were camping in the town, the ADG said. The Civil Administration was holding talks with the communities concerned with a view to ease tension, he said.

A case has been lodged by an employee attached with the polling party. No arrest has been made in this connection so far, Deputy Supretendent of Police Ajay Kumar, posted at Kama, told on telephone.

The district election authorities have recommended repoll in the three polling stations in Kama, Kumar said.

However unofficial reports indicated that the Congress supporters also seized some electronic voting machines while someone else in the town opened fire in air. Bureau Report