India, Nov. 28 -- In a first, the Ghaziabad district administration on Thursday lodged a named FIR against 21 booth-level officers (BLOs), including 9 women, for alleged laxity in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls related work, officials said on Wednesday.

The FIR was registered at Sihani Gate police station under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act, naming the BLOs deployed in Shalimar Garden, Bhovapur, Sahibabad, Indirapuram, Shaheed Nagar, and Khoda, among others who were assigned SIR duties in the Sahibabad assembly constituency.

"This is the first FIR against BLOs and has been lodged for showing laxity in SIR works, which need to be completed in a timeframe. Previously, around the middle of ...