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4,000 EVMs gutted in govt building fire in WB, minister suspects sabotage
short by Girish Kumar Anshul / on Friday, 12 June, 2026
Around 4,000 electronic voting machines (EVMs) were gutted in fire at a government building in Kolkata, West Bengal Minister Kaushik Chowdhury said. The EVMs had been used in 10 constituencies during this year's Assembly polls. Chowdhury said the blaze didn't appear to be a "normal fire" and that authorities were examining the possibility of sabotage. Fire broke out on Wednesday.
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