Another BLO dies by suicide in UP, claimed SIR work stress in ‘suicide note’

“Despite working hard and barely sleeping two hours a night, he felt extremely troubled. He also mentioned that his mental health was deteriorating and that two of his four daughters were unwell, adding to his distress,” a police officer said, quoting the purported suicide note. He did not hold anyone responsible for his death, the officer added.

According to police, Singh’s family found him hanging in his room on Sunday morning.

“When the police arrived, the body was found lying on the floor. The family members told us that they had found him hanging and, with the help of neighbours, had taken the body down,” said Additional Superintendent of Police (Moradabad) Kunwar Akash Singh.

Moradabad District Magistrate Anuj Singh, in a video statement, said Singh had been carrying out his responsibilities “effectively”, and had already completed digitisation of nearly 67 per cent of the required SIR enumeration forms and was close to finishing the remaining work.

“Sarvesh Singh’s immediate supervisor — who is also a relative — was in regular contact with him to oversee the progress, and an anganwadi worker had also been assigned to support him in completing the BLO duties,” said the DM.

Meanwhile, in a video circulating on social media, Singh’s wife is heard alleging that he was assigned BLO duties without receiving any proper training or guidance. She alleged that her husband received no additional support, and he had been working late every night trying to finish the tasks assigned to him. She also claimed that she assisted him with the SIR work. Continuous pressure, lack of training, and absence of support pushed her husband into severe stress, ultimately forcing him to take the extreme step, she alleged.

Singh is survived by his wife and four daughters.

Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police (Moradabad) Satpal said the police are examining the case from every possible angle to determine the exact cause behind the teacher’s death.
Officials said the exact circumstances of Singh’s death will become clearer once the police receive the postmortem report.

“The victim’s family has not lodged any complaint so far,” the ASP said.

The incident comes on a day when the Election Commission extended the SIR deadline, which was scheduled to end on December 4, by a week in nine states and three Union Territories.