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Bihar BLO Sacked After Viral ₹40 Bribe Video During Voter Roll Revision

An FIR under anti-corruption laws has been lodged as police verify the footage, with election officials imposing stricter checks on the voter-list update.

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Overview

  • The Election Commission ordered the immediate removal of BLO Gauri Shankar and recommended his suspension following the video’s circulation.
  • Gaya Police registered an FIR against him under Sections 173 and 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
  • Investigators are probing the video’s authenticity and have begun recording statements from those involved.
  • A second BLO in Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai, remains suspended after being accused of spreading misleading information during the revision exercise.
  • Authorities have intensified scrutiny of the Special Intensive Revision ahead of the July 25 assembly elections to safeguard voter-list integrity.