Spl Directive :
Precautionary steps ought to be taken in West Bengal districts as Supplementary List of voters after SIR may be released -- for control of crowd at possible places of gathering !!
The 41st battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) apprehended a Bangladeshi attempting to enter India from Nepal with forged identity documents.
Shamim Hawlader, 34, was intercepted by the SSB from a shared taxi at the integrated check post in Panitanki near the India-Nepal border under the Siliguri subdivision.
He submitted an Aadhaar card with the name Shamim Khan during the routine screening. Noting his suspicious behaviour and the inconsistencies in his statements, the SSB personnel questioned him further. Eventually, he confessed that he is Bangladeshi.
An SSB source said he was lured to Nepal by a tout from Bangladesh who promised him a lucrative job. The tout charged him 1 lakh Taka and provided him with a fake Indian Aadhaar card to bypass security checks.
Shamim illegally entered India through Bongaon in India from Mainapur in Bangladesh around a week ago and went to Nepal via Forbesganj. There, he realised that the job offer was false and decided to return to India.
He took a bus from Kathmandu to Kakarvitta and then a taxi to Siliguri, where he was caught. He was later handed over to local police.
Drug haul
A special operation team of the SSB and personnel of the Galgalia police station in Kishanganj district of Bihar carried out a raid at Darbhangatola in Galgalia, which is around 1.2km from the India-Nepal border.
They recovered 346 grams of a white powder concealed in three plastic packets, suspected to be morphine, and two cell phones. Puja Kamti was intercepted during the raid. She was later handed over to the Bihar police.
DMs asked to tighten security ahead of first supplementary list release, 60 lakh voters await verdict
West Bengal will go to polls in two phases on April 23 and April 29, with the counting of votes set to take place on May 4.
The West Bengal government has directed all the district magistrates to take precautionary measures for maintaining law and order during the publication of the supplementary electoral rolls on March 23.
A senior official said a communication issued by the Home and Hill Affairs Department from the state secretariat called for appropriate precautionary steps as the supplementary rolls are expected to be published on Monday (March 23rd) evening.
"In view of the above, I am directed to request you that appropriate precautionary steps from your end may be taken for control of crowd at possible places of gathering, strict vigil be exercised at vulnerable points, and other measures be taken towards maintenance of law and order," the letter sent to the district magistrates on Saturday stated.
The directive has been issued by the senior special secretary to the state government.
The district authorities have been asked to ensure that necessary infrastructure support is arranged and that police are kept informed.
"I am further directed to request you that respective Superintendents of Police/Commissioners of Police be also informed accordingly," the letter added.
Copies of the letter have been forwarded to the director general of police, the inspector general of police and the commissioner of Kolkata Police for necessary action.
The first supplementary voter list in West Bengal is likely to be published on March 23, an Election Commission (EC) official said earlier.
The EC official said preparations are underway to display the updated voter list across nearly 80,000 polling booths in the state once it is finalised by Monday.
The publication of the supplementary list assumes significance as it is likely to include the names of voters whose applications were marked as "under adjudication" after the final electoral roll was published on February 28.
According to the poll official, more than 60 lakh names were initially marked as "under adjudication", of which more than 27 lakh cases were disposed of till Friday afternoon.
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