Kolkata, April 2 -- The Election Commission has sought a report from West Bengal Director General of Police Siddhanath Gupta over the unrest in Malda triggered by allegations of exclusion of names from the voter list.
According to Commission sources, the matter has also been communicated to Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul.
Tension escalated across Mothabari, Sujapur and adjoining areas in Malda on Wednesday as protests broke out over the alleged omission of names from the electoral rolls.
Demonstrators blocked the Kolkata-Siliguri (NH-12) highway and staged protests outside the Kaliachak-II block office.
At the time, seven judicial officers engaged in work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls w...