MEERUT, Dec. 31 -- Chaos prevailed in Sambhal district on Tuesday when the village head's husband, a rival pradhan candidate and their supporters allegedly clashed violently in the presence of senior revenue officials during routine verification of the voter list.

The incident took place in Vilalpat village under the Asmoli police station and block area. An FIR was registered on Wednesday against multiple accused, and three people, including the pradhan's husband, were arrested, officials said.

According to officials, the violence erupted at the gram panchayat secretariat while deputy collector Neetu Rani and naib tehsildar Deepak Kumar Jureil were supervising an inquiry into alleged fake voters. During the verification process, an argu...