New Delhi, May 6 -- Following the end of the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, security arrangements outside key residences linked to party leaders Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee were scaled down on Wednesday, according to a Hindustan Times report.

From 6:30 AM onwards, police presence was reduced at three locations-188A Harish Chatterjee Street, 121 Kalighat Road, and 9 Camac Street. These premises include Mamata Banerjee's residence, the TMC's central office, and Abhishek Banerjee's office.

A police officer familiar with the matter said that some high-security measures, such as scissor barricades, had already been replaced with manual guardrails a day earlier. Officials added that only the existing Z+...