Overview
- Firhad Hakim says a Central Armed Police Forces team that arrived around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday came to his Chetla home and warned there would be trouble if polling saw any problems.
- He says an officer told him his boys should not harass opposition workers and added that he would be kept under watch.
- The mayor questioned whether officers could visit a candidate’s home at midnight, yet he chose not to file a formal complaint.
- CAPF sources and the state’s chief electoral officer said the stop was a standard reminder to follow the law and not a targeted action.
- The visit came hours before Wednesday’s final phase of voting in Kolkata, where heavy central-force deployments continue and other Trinamool candidates have alleged intimidation by election observers.