Ballot physique has eliminated a senior police officer posted within the safety of Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata: The Election Fee of India (ECI) on Friday eliminated a senior police officer posted within the safety of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an official stated.
The step towards Asoke Chakraborty, an officer on particular responsibility (OSD) in an ex-cadre publish within the rank of superintendent of police, is believed to have been taken due to “safety lapses” which led to Ms Banerjee’s foot harm in Nandigram final month, he stated.
“He’s faraway from the publish with speedy impact,” the official stated.
Ms Banerjee suffered the harm after a fall whereas campaigning in her constituency Nandigram on March 10. Since then, she is searching for votes for her occasion sitting on a wheelchair.
The ballot panel earlier suspended Ms Banerjee’s Director Safety Vivek Sahay following the incident.
The ballot physique, in an order, additionally connected Ajeet Singh Yadav, Superintendent Of Police of Counter Insurgency Power, to the Howrah Police Commissionerate, “in view of the sensitivity of the meeting election in Howrah district in section 4” on Saturday.
The officer, who’s directed to report back to the Commissioner of Police of Howrah instantly, “will likely be launched after completion of the responsibility,” it stated.
