WB: Poll officer missing in Ranaghat parliamentary constituency

A Nodal Election Officer In charge of EVM and VVPAT at a polling booth has been missing since Thursday. The official - Arnab Roy, was appointed at a polling booth in Nadia district of Ranaghat parliamentary constituency. Besides police, the State Election Commission and District Magistrate are also looking into the incident.

Nadia: Arnab Roy, a Nodal Election Officer In charge of EVM and VVPAT at a polling booth in Nadia district of Ranaghat parliamentary constituency, has been missing since Thursday.

The West Bengal Police has initiated an investigation into Roy's disappearance. Besides the police department, the state Election Commission and District Magistrate are also looking into the incident.

"Roy went to Bipradas Choudhury Polytechnic College for his poll duty. Post lunch, he could not be found. His official vehicle is still lying there," the police have said.

Ranaghat parliamentary constituency, which is a stronghold of Trinamool Congress, will go to polls in the fourth phase on April 29.