India, Nov. 13 -- Security has been beefed up at more than a hundred vulnerable locations in Bihar ahead of the counting of votes for 243 Assembly seats, following reports of sporadic clashes and inflammatory statements on social media.

Police have deployed paramilitary forces at all sensitive points in each assembly segment. "Intelligence officers have sounded an alert, particularly in constituencies where a keen contest is expected. The situation in those places has turned tense after the exit polls. The Superintendents of Police (SPs) and District Magistrates (DMs) have been cautioned in this regard," a police officer familiar with the development said.

"We have reviewed all cases registered before, during, and after the elections in...