Overview
- Police said Jamuna Mondal, 67, died at MR Bangur Hospital after sustaining burns from a self-immolation at her home in Kudghat, South Kolkata.
- An investigation has been initiated and the body has been sent for a post-mortem to determine the circumstances of the death.
- Family members said her anxiety rose when neighbors received Special Intensive Revision (SIR) forms and her household did not, adding the form reached them on November 15.
- A senior officer said preliminary information indicated non-receipt of the enumeration form contributed to her distress during the verification drive.
- The Election Commission’s SIR began in West Bengal on November 4, with reports of similar anxiety-linked deaths in several districts and the TMC blaming the ECI and BJP as the BJP accuses the ruling party of spreading panic.