BREAKING| Contai Municipality Polls: Calcutta HC Orders CFSL To Conduct Forensic Audit Of CCTV Cameras, Report To Be Submitted Within 6 Weeks

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed Central Forensic Science Laboratory, New Delhi to conduct a forensic audit of the CCTV cameras that were used during the recently concluded Contai Municipality elections. Accordingly, the Court directed the State Election Commission to send the CCTV footage of Contai Municipal Election for forensic audit to CFSL, Delhi within 10 days. The Court had earlier directed the State Election Commission to hold a joint meeting with the Chief Secretary and Home Secretary of the State as well as the Director General and Inspector General of Police within 12 hours and decide as to whether deployment of central paramilitary forces will be required for the peaceful conduct of the upcoming elections to the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. Opining that the Commissioner of the State Election Commission will be held personally liable to ensure that no violence takes place, the Court had further directed, "In case, if the Commissioner, State Election Commission forms an opinion that deployment of the paramilitary forces during Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation election is not necessary, then he will be personally liable to ensure that no violence takes place and free, fearless and peaceful elections are held in Bidhannagar."