Kolkata: Voters furnishing forged identity or other related documents to have their names retained in the voter list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will be subjected to strong legal action, which might extend to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, the Election Commission of India (ECI) affirmed on Tuesday.

According to a note issued from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal on Tuesday, in case any voter’s forged identify or other related legal documents are furnished for retaining the names in the voters’ list, the voter concerned might be subjected up to seven years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 337 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Section 337 of the BNS criminalises the forgery of documents such as court recor

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