Electoral data deleted in West Bengal security breach: Report
At least 1,000 voters were deleted from the electoral rolls in an Assembly constituency in West Bengal due to an alleged security breach that began in September 2023, the Hindustan Times reported.
The breach took place in the electoral roll management system, where the login credentials of four assistant electoral registration officers were allegedly stolen, the newspaper quoted unidentified officials of the poll panel as saying.
West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal told the Hindustan Times that he has been informed by the South 24 Parganas district magistrate that the breach may have been started in September 2023.
The breach came to light during an enquiry conducted by the electoral registration officers, he added.
“In this case, the assistant system manager’s involvement has been confirmed during an inquiry, and it has been alleged that a large number of deletions have taken place,” the newspaper quoted Agarwal as saying. “However, the extent of deletions or additions or corrections will be known only after a detailed investigation.”
An order issued by Agarwal’s office on Thursday alleged that the assistant system manager, identified as government employee Arun Gorain, stole the login credentials of Assistant Electoral Registration Officer Swapan Kumar Halder, the Hindustan Times reported.
Halder is also the joint block development officer of Kakdwip, a subdivision in the South 24...
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