A booth-level officer has allegedly died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, PTI reported on Friday. His family has alleged that he took the step due to work pressure related to the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls in the state.
The booth-level officer, identified as 30-year-old Umesh, lived in Ataria town and was employed as an instructor at Dariyapur pre-secondary school, said Rakesh Kumar Gupta, an inspector in charge of the Ataria police station.
Umesh was a resident of the Rampur Kala police station area, he added.
Gupta said that Umesh was alone in his room when he allegedly killed himself.
“After the door remained unopened for a long time, police were informed,” PTI quoted the inspector as saying. “As the iron door was locked from inside, it was cut open, following which Umesh was found hanging from a noose.”
Umesh’s family members told the news agency that he had been assigned duties as a booth-level officer during the revision exercise and was under pressure due to the increased workload.
The police said that the matter was being investigated and that a case would be registered after a preliminary probe.
The Election Commission is conducting the revision of the electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories, including Uttar Pradesh. Booth-level officers began distributing…
Source: Uttar Pradesh: BLO dies by suicide, family alleges work pressure linked to voter roll revision
