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EC stops Bollywood actor Sonu Sood from visiting polling booths; his car impounded

The Election Commission has restrained Bollywood actor Sonu Sood from visiting polling stations in Moga over complaints that he was influencing voters. Sood’s car was impounded on Sunday to stop him from going to booths. This comes after a complaint from a supporter of Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Barjinder Singh alias Makhan Brar.

Meanwhile, District Magistrate Harish Nayyar has asked Moga SSP for a report.Later in the day, Sonu Sood took to Twitter to accuse other party candidates of trying to buy off votes.“Other Candidates in #Moga Constituency are buying votes. @ECISVEEP should take immediate action regarding the same,” he said, tagging Moga’s public relations office and police in the tweet.