India, Aug. 21 -- The West Bengal government has suspended four officials accused of adding names of fictitious voters in the electoral roll and compromising data security, people familiar with the matter said.

The move comes weeks after the Election Commission of India ordered the state government on August 5 to suspend two Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and two Assistant EROs and lodge FIRs against them, and a data entry operator.

"Four officials have been suspended. No FIR has been lodged against them yet," said an official aware of the development.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had previously questioned the ECI's authority to issue directions to the state government, declaring that she would not punish the officers concern...