BSF personnel

1. The Election Commission of India (ECI) swiftly addressed a complaint of molestation against a BSF personnel in Uluberia.
2. The complaint, filed by a woman at Uluberia Police Station on Sunday evening, prompted immediate action.
3. Pending investigation, the BSF personnel was promptly removed from poll duty by the Election Commission.


Kolkata, May 20: The Election Commission of India (ECI) responded swiftly to a complaint of molestation against a BSF personnel in Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency, removing him from poll duty pending investigation.

A woman filed the complaint at Uluberia Police Station on Sunday evening.

“We have removed him from election duty. We are awaiting the police report. If found guilty, necessary action will be taken as per law,” stated a poll panel official.


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Voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls commenced across seven parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal under tight security on Monday.

Over 57% of the polling stations have been designated as sensitive by the Election Commission, prompting the deployment of over 60,000 personnel of central forces, alongside approximately 30,000 policemen.

This deployment of security forces for the fifth phase exceeds that of any of the previous four phases in the state.