EPICs found strewn in Birbhum field; Aadhaar cards recovered from Trinamool office in Bidhannagar
A significant number of Electoral Photo Identity Cards were discovered in a field in Birbhum, West Bengal, while over a hundred Aadhaar cards were found at a Trinamool Congress office in Bidhannagar. These incidents have sparked political controversy and prompted police investigations. Local BJP leaders have accused the Trinamool Congress of illegal activities related to the storage of identity documents.
- ▪Electoral Photo Identity Cards were found scattered in a field in Birbhum district.
- ▪Over a hundred Aadhaar cards and other documents were recovered from a Trinamool Congress office in Bidhannagar.
- ▪BJP leaders allege that the Trinamool office was used for illegal activities involving residents' identity documents.
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A large number of Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) were found scattered in a field in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Sunday, while over a hundred Aadhaar cards and other documents were recovered from a Trinamool Congress office in Bidhannagar, triggering political sparring and prompting police investigations in both incidents.The first incident came to light in Kirnahar area of Birbhum's Nanoor block, where locals spotted the voter cards lying across a field on Sunday (May 17, 2026) morning.
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