Four arrested for allegedly harassing BLO during SIR exercise in Delhi
Four individuals have been arrested in Delhi for allegedly harassing and obstructing a Booth Level Officer during an electoral roll verification exercise. The incident involved the unauthorized signing of official documents and verbal abuse.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the challenges and risks faced by public servants during essential democratic processes like electoral roll maintenance.
The Delhi police have arrested four persons for allegedly harassing a Booth Level Officer (BLO) during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Old Delhi’s Phatak Teliyan area, police said on Thursday (July 16, 2026).
The complainant, a postgraduate teacher (special education) deputed as a BLO, alleged that while she was conducting the exercise on July 5, one of the accused persons placed the register she was carrying on her lap and signed it despite her objections.
She alleged that the others abused her, refused to accept the enumeration forms and obstructed her from discharging her official duties.
The arrested persons have been identified as Mohammad Sabreen, 44, Ateeq ur Rehman, 58, Mohammad Asif, 50 and Mohammad Aftab, 44, all residents of Turkman Gate.
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