Geetha, the head of a flying squad team (FST), has been suspended for being lax in checking the cavalcade of DMK candidate A. Raja at an inter-State checkpoint in the Nilgiris.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Satyabrata Sahoo said Ms. Geetha was suspended based on the media reports and a subsequent inquiry conducted by the Returning Officer for the Nilgiris, as also by the Expenditure Observer. He said lapses were found in the performance of election duties by this team and the entire FST team has been replaced.
“The Expenditure Observer also visited the spot and made enquiries. He also viewed the two videos recorded by the Video Surveillance teams. Both the press video as well as the VST videos show casual and superficial checking. The other cars in the cavalcade were not checked at all,” the CEO said.
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