The Election Commission is ensuring peaceful Assembly elections in West Bengal, with Kolkata Police compiling a list of notorious criminals who may disrupt the process. Each police station has been tasked with identifying potential troublemakers to maintain order during the elections. This list, including the names of the most notorious individuals, is shared with the city police headquarters and the Election Commission for surveillance and preventive measures.
Ahead of the elections, police stations and the intelligence department have collaborated to identify troublemakers. Kolkata Police has been specifically instructed to select the ‘most notorious’ individuals from this list. Each police station is required to nominate ten troublemakers or notorious offenders, whose names will be forwarded to the city police headquarters and then to the Election Commission for further action.
Recent actions by the Election Commission include the suspension of an Officer-in-Charge for failing to include a notorious criminal, Sona Pappu, in the list of troublemakers. Police are now under orders to closely monitor individuals who could disrupt the voting process. In response, Kolkata Police is expanding its watchlist to include not only troublemakers but also the most notorious criminals, with special attention given to the activities of these individuals to prevent any disturbances during voting.
