Hyderabad, July 16 -- Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C Sudershan Reddy has directed the police to take immediate action in connection with the assault of women Booth Level Officers (BLO) and submit a compliance report on the matter.

Reddy asked the Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Commission (GHMC) Commissioner RV Karnan to enquire into the incident and act without delay, directing that a compliance report be furnished both to the Telangana State Commission for Women and to his office at the earliest.

He described the matter as "most urgent" and asked officials to proceed accordingly.

The case pertains to the assault of women BLOs and their obstruction while they were carrying out o...