KOLKATA: EC suspended Sandeep Sarkar, officer in-charge of Hingalganj PS, over allegations of partisanship and failure to ensure a level playing field during the assembly polls. It directed disciplinary action be initiated against him, reports Sanjib Chakraborty.The decision comes amid heightened political tension in North 24 Parganas. over allegations that BJP distributed cash to voters ahead of polling.Police detained two BJP netas — Tarun Mondal and former Assam MLA Kishore Nath — who were allegedly caught distributing money among residents. BJP, though, dismissed the charges as baseless, claiming that police acted under the influence of TMC members.

EC official threatened

Cops initiated a probe into a complaint alleging that a group of party workers threatened EC officials and snatched poll documents when they were conducting home-based voting for an elderly citizen in Kalighat, near the CM’s home.