India, June 10 -- Fourteen teachers from three schools in the city have been booked under the Representation of the People Act (RPA) for allegedly remaining absent from duties assigned to them as part of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The cases were registered by the Dahisar and Kasturba Marg police based on complaints filed by election officials. Three FIRs have been lodged so far.

According to the complaints, seven teachers from Mangubhai Dattani School in Borivali East, six from Abhinav Vidyamandir School in Borivali East, and one from Topiwala Pushpapark Municipal School in Malad East had been assigned SIR work in the Magathane Assembly constituency.

Officials alleged that the teacher...