US EditionBLO Found Dead in Bengal's Nadia, Family Claims SIR Work-Related Stress
The Chief Minister has urged suspension of the continuous and coercive SIR exercise after two BLO deaths linked to workload stress in West Bengal this week.
- On Saturday , Booth Level Officer Rinku Tarafdar was found dead at her Bangaljhi home in Nadia district, with family members saying she died by suicide amid SIR work stress.
- This is the second such incident this week, after a BLO in Jalpaiguri district was found hanging on Wednesday , prompting heightened scrutiny of multiple booth-officer deaths.
- A recovered note found in the deceased's room and a launched investigation form the immediate forensic response, with the body sent for postmortem and an ongoing probe underway.
- State Minister Ujjal Biswas visited the residence and spoke to relatives of the deceased, while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to halt the ongoing SIR.
- Officials cautioned that the SIR, if unplanned and coercive, could threaten lives and the exercise's legitimacy, with Mamata Banerjee warning Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar the drive endangers more lives and legitimacy.
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(Warning: This article mentions suicide. If you are having suicidal thoughts or know someone who is, please contact them. You can contact local emergency services, helplines, and mental health NGOs here.) "She used to say that the pressure of her BLO work was so great that she couldn't handle anything. She didn't get any help from anywhere, and she was broken from within. In the morning, we thought she had gone to cook, but when we saw her, she …
BLO found dead in Bengal's Nadia, family claims SIR work-related stress
Kolkata, Nov 22 (PTI) A woman working as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in West Bengal’s Nadia district was found hanging at her residence on Saturday morning, with her family members claiming that she was under considerable SIR work-related stress and died by suicide, police said. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata […]
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