Another BLO Dies By Suicide In Bengal Allegedly Due To SIR Workload, Wife Files Complaint

Last Updated:January 13, 2026, 10:16 IST

The 47-year-old Hamimul Islam, who was the headmaster of a state government-aided school in Murshidabad district’s Paikmarichar, died by suicide on Saturday.

Hamimul Islam (L) and Bulet Khan (R). (Image: News18)

Days after another Booth Level Officer (BLO) died by suicide in West Bengal, his wife has filed a complaint with the police, alleging work pressure and stress due to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. Additionally, she has also named a local, Bulet Khan, in the complaint, accusing him of threatening her husband and not returning his money.

The police have arrested Bulet based on the BLO’s wife’s complaint.

The 47-year-old Hamimul Islam, who was the headmaster of a state government-aided secondary school for boys in Murshidabad district’s Paikmarichar, died by suicide on Saturday. He was the BLO of the East Alaipur polling booth under the Khoribona gram panchayat.

According to police, Islam’s body was found hanging from the ceiling inside the classroom of his school on Saturday evening. Following this, his family alleged that he was under tremendous pressure due to the SIR workload.

“Hamimul was under tremendous psychological pressure because of the workload and tension generated by the electoral roll revision duties. Besides his daily workload as a headmaster in the school, he could not bear the rigorous SIR jobs for the past couple of months, and as a result, he died by suicide,” said Formanul Islam, elder brother of the deceased.

Islam’s death came just days after another BLO, Samprita Chowdhury Sanyal, from Englishbazar in Malda district, passed away on January 7, due to illness, allegedly caused by SIR work pressure.

At least eight BLOs have so far died in the state, allegedly due to work pressure and stress due to the SIR process.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Writes To EC

Expressing concern regarding the rising number of deaths related to the electoral roll revision exercise, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and urged the poll agency to take corrective action.

“Though it is already very late, hope good sense prevails, and appropriate corrective actions are taken from your end to minimise the harassment, inconvenience and agony of the common citizen of the state,” she wrote.

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