EC Orders FIRs Against Officers for 'Fake Voters' in Voter List Controversy

• Election Commission orders FIRs against four officers and one employee for alleged voter list manipulation.
• Directive came directly from Delhi to District Election Officers (DEOs)/District Magistrates.
• Accused officers are EROs and AEROs from Moyna (Purba Medinipur) and Baruipur Purba (South 24 Parganas).
• Earlier similar directive to Chief Secretary Manoj Panth was opposed by CM Mamata Banerjee and not implemented.
• Specific individuals named: Debottam Dutta Chowdhury, Tathagata Mandal, Biplab Sarkar, Sudipta Das, and Surajit Halder.

Why It Matters: EC escalates action on voter list fraud, ordering FIRs directly against involved officials.