India, Aug. 6 -- A controversy has erupted in Ghatkopar after the assistant Voters Registration Officer (VRO) from the election office issued a letter to the local police seeking the registration of an FIR against almost 18 teachers for failing to join as booth-level officers (BLOs) to assist in the verification of voter lists.

With local body elections approaching, the district magistrate had issued directions, based on orders from the Election Commission of India, to appoint BLOs for voter list verification. Following these instructions, the assistant VRO for the Ghatkopar East assembly constituency sent out official notices in June 2025. However, several teachers assigned as BLOs reportedly did not report for duty.

On August 4, the o...