New Delhi, April 27 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs approved an extension for West Bengal Director General of Police Siddh Nath Gupta for six months, an official order stated on Monday.

Gupta, a 1992-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the West Bengal cadre, was scheduled to retire on April 30, 2026. The extension grants him an additional six months in service beyond his original retirement date.

In a separate development, the concerned authorities in Hooghly district and the Chandannagar Police Commissionerate have put in place extensive arrangements to ensure free, fair and violence-free polling for the second phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, officials said on Sunday.

Addressing a press conference here, Hooghly Di...