Overview
- Sudhir Kumar, a lekhpal in Fatehpur assigned supervisory duties for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, was found hanging at home on Tuesday.
- An FIR was registered against kanungo Shivram and an unidentified person for abetment to suicide, and investigators said no arrest had been made yet.
- The UP Lekhpal Association staged a sit-in and blocked removal of the body for about 29–30 hours until a case was filed and the autopsy proceeded.
- Family members and colleagues allege threats of suspension or dismissal over SIR targets, while district officials say leave around the wedding was sanctioned and the house visit was only to collect forms.
- Union representatives demanded wider action, including probes of senior officials and SC/ST Act charges, as accounts highlighted Kumar’s Dalit background, probationary status, and reported stress over SIR deadlines.