EC transfers Nandigram IC hours before bypoll

Police and central forces at a naka checkpoint in Nandigram on MondayNandigram: Election Commission on Monday ordered the immediate replacement of Ajay Kumar Mishra, the IC of Nandigram police station, the move coming just hours before the high-stakes assembly bypoll.Debashis Sarkar, formerly the traffic inspector-in-charge at East Midnapore traffic control room, has been appointed the new IC.The EC directive mandated immediate implementation, requiring official confirmation of Sarkar taking charge by evening.