Overview
- Haradhan Mandal, a school headmaster serving as a Booth Level Officer, was found dead on a school campus in Ranibandh, Bankura, according to police.
- Officers recovered a handwritten note bearing his signature that mentioned inability to cope with work pressure, which has been sent for verification.
- Police opened an investigation and said all angles are being examined, with the cause of death to be determined after the autopsy.
- Family members alleged he died by suicide driven by stress from the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with his son also criticizing a lack of training.
- He was assigned to Booth No. 206 in the Rajakata area, as TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee blamed a rushed SIR process and claimed over 50 related deaths, a characterization officials dispute while saying procedures are being followed.