Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal Gets Y+ Security Amid SIR Showdown

In this breaking news update, India Today's Tapas Sen Gupta reports on the Centre's decision to provide Y+ security cover to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal. The move comes amid the ongoing 'SIR showdown' and high-voltage attacks by the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the security upgrade following an Intelligence Bureau (IB) report citing threat perceptions. Protests by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) outside the CEO's office in Kolkata have raised safety concerns ahead of the assembly elections. Tapas notes, 'Y+ cover security will be given to CEO and since yesterday, the security apparatus are in place.'