New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- The Election Commission of India has directed the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal to register an FIR against five officials for grave lapses and wrongful addition of names in the electoral roll.

The West Bengal CEO has been directed to instruct the concerned District Electoral Officer to ensure the immediate registration of FIRs against the officials.

It may be recalled that in August, the Election Commission directed the suspension of two ERO and two AERO for committing grave lapses and failing to perform their duties, violating the policy of data security while sharing their login credentials of the ER database with unauthorised persons.

South 24 Parganas ERO Debottam Dutta Choudhary, AERO Tathagat Mondal ...