EC asks IGP to take action against Sharasti OC

The Election Commission (EC) has asked inspector general of police (IGP) to take departmental action against the officer-in-charge (OC) of Sharasti Police Station of Chandpur for influencing municipality poll.

Besides, the EC yesterday also issued directives to the IGP to take similar action against some other cops, who were deployed for election duties, for negligence in their duties, said EC officials. Election to Sharasti municipality was held on February 22.

The EC had found the allegation true that the OC influenced the polls and the on-duty cops showed negligence in preventing irregularities at a polling station, said EC officials.

Meanwhile, the EC will hold a meeting with officials of law enforcement and intelligence agencies on April 13 to discuss the overall law and order situation of the Union Parishad (UP) polls.

The commission has convened the meeting against the backdrop of widespread violence in the last two phase of the polls that left 33 people dead and over 1,000 injured.