Muzaffarpur Administration Refutes Poll Link to Elderly Man's Murder

An old man named Shankar Paswan died in Muzaffarpur.

Some news stories said he was killed because of who he voted for in an election.

They claimed people threatened him for voting for a certain group.

But the people in charge of Muzaffarpur, like the government and police, said this is not true.

They investigated and found that the man's death was an accident.

He fell during a small fight over picking a leaf from a tree.

The authorities stressed that the election was peaceful and asked everyone not to believe or share fake news about the incident.

They are watching social media to stop rumors from spreading.