Overview
- Police recovered the body of Haradhan Mandal, a Booth Level Officer, from a school in the Ranibandh block of Bankura on Sunday morning.
- A handwritten note bearing his signature that mentioned inability to cope with work pressure was seized for forensic examination, according to officers.
- Investigators sent the body for post-mortem and said they are assessing all possible causes while awaiting the report.
- Mandal, a schoolteacher by profession, was serving as the BLO for Booth No. 206 in the Rajakata area, police said.
- The death occurred during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, which has drawn political scrutiny, with the chief minister alleging multiple SIR-linked deaths and opponents seeking safeguards for field officials.