Kolkata, May 18: The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal has suspended CEO one Arun Gorain, an Assistant System Manager in the Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district, over allegations of improper disposal of forms related to additions, changes, and objections in the electoral roll.
Notification copy with CTN reads that "Mr. Gorain’s mobile number was allegedly inserted into the login credentials of Swapan Kumar Halder, the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer of Assembly Constituency 131 (Kakdwip), who also holds the post of Joint Block Development Officer for Kakdwip. This manipulation reportedly enabled Mr. Gorain to access Mr. Halder’s account fraudulently.
It further alleged that several applications filed through Forms 6, 7, and 8 had been improperly disposed of following the fraudulent login. OTPs and login credentials meant for Mr. Halder were sent to Mr. Gorain’s phone number.
Earlier in March, the Electoral Registration Officer and Subdivisional Officer of Kakdwip issued a show cause notice to Mr. Gorain. In his response dated March 24, he reportedly apologized and assured that measures would be taken to prevent a recurrence of the misconduct.
Notification highlighted that Mr. Gorain’s actions amounted to a breach of official duty under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, making him liable for prosecution.
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