West Bengal: BLO Found Hanging; Family Alleges Pressure Due to SIR

(Fast Mail):-- A Booth Level Officer (BLO) was found hanging in a primary school in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.

The BLO's family alleges that he took his own life due to excessive work pressure related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

An officer from Ranitala police station stated that the deceased has been identified as Hamimul Islam (47), who was a teacher at Paikmari Char Krishnapur Boys Primary School and served as a BLO for a booth in Purba Alaipur village under Kharibona Gram Panchayat.

The officer said the incident came to light late Saturday night in the Paikmari Char area under Ranitala police station jurisdiction. Family members alleged that Hamimul left home in the morning on Saturday to go to school but did not return by afternoon.

The police officer reported, "After extensive search, his body was found hanging in a room within the school premises on Saturday night. The police recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem. The investigation into the case is ongoing."

According to the police officer, family members alleged that Hamimul was under severe stress due to the workload arising from his dual responsibilities as a teacher and BLO.

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