Seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel were pulled from election duty in West Bengal after attending an Iftar party, which the Election Commission of India (ECI) said broke the rules meant to keep things neutral during elections.
The incident happened in Samserganj, Murshidabad, about 11 months after the area saw communal tensions.
ECI uses this incident as training example
The ECI handed out different punishments: three personnel got seven days in paramilitary jail, two received official reprimands, and two more are facing internal investigations.
After this, the ECI reminded everyone that CAPF staff cannot accept hospitality while on election duty and is now using this incident as a training example.
It is also stepping up monitoring with GPS tracking and surprise checks to make sure rules are followed and trust is maintained during elections.