India, Nov. 28 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday directed the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (WBCEO) to shift the poll panel's office in Kolkata to a more secure location, days after a "serious security breach" in which a group of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) "gheraoed" the CEO and his team.

"Based on recent incidents relating to breach of security at the office of the CEO in West Bengal, ECI has directed the office to be shifted to a secured location. ECI also directed the Kolkata Police Commissioner to ensure complete security of the CEO's existing and new office," said a senior ECI official.

The poll panel also directed the director general of West Bengal Police and the Kolkata Police commissioner to ensure secu...