NEW DELHI: Taking firm action in the wake of recent murder of Jan Suraaj Party supporter Dularchand Yadav in Mokama assembly constituency in Bihar, the Election Commission on Saturday ordered the replacement of superintendent of police (SP), Patna Rural, and the Mokama returning officer. The poll panel also called for initiation of disciplinary proceedings against Mokama returning officer Chandan Kumar and two sub divisional police officers Rakesh Kumar and Abhishek Singh “at the earliest” and asked the report to be furnished to the commission. The EC further directed the immediate suspension of Abhishek Singh over the purported ‘law and order’ lapse. In a communication sent on Saturday to the Bihar chief electoral officer, the commission said it had approved the replacement of

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