West Bengal Director General of Police Siddh Nath Gupta announced that 200 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been filed and 433 people arrested following incidents of violence that erupted after the state assembly election results were declared on May 4. Additionally, 1,100 individuals have been detained as a preventive measure. The statement came a day after the Election Commission of India directed the state’s Chief Secretary, DGP, and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against post-poll violence.

Gupta also clarified that some additional security previously assigned to outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee had been withdrawn, though their protocol-based security remains intact. The withdrawn personnel have been reassigned to maintain law and order across the state.

The DGP urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands and assured that police would act on complaints or initiate cases suo motu if necessary. According to the Election Commission’s directive, 500 CAPF companies remain deployed in West Bengal until further notice to prevent further unrest.