Odisha BLO Dies After 'Consuming Poison'; Son Blames 'Stress over SIR Duties, Suspension Threat' - OrissaPOST

School Headmaster On SIR Duty Dies By Suicide In Odisha’s Boudh; Family Blames Work Load, Fear Of Suspension

Bhubaneswar: A school headmaster deployed as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls allegedly died by suicide in Odisha’s Boudh district. The deceased has been identified as Sayan Sahu, headmaster of Dimirikhol School at Gochapada village. In addition to his regular responsibilities as a school headmaster, Sahu was assigned BLO duties for the SIR exercise. According to family members, Sahu…

BLO dies by suicide in Odisha’s Boudh; family blames SIR work pressure

Bhubaneswar: A school headmaster, who was deployed to work as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, allegedly died by suicide in Odisha’s Boudh district on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Sayan Sahoo, the headmaster of Dimirikhol school. Sahu allegedly ended his life by consuming poison. On being informed, the police seized the body and sent it for postmortem before launching…

Odisha BLO dies after 'consuming poison'; son blames 'stress over SIR duties, suspension threat' - OrissaPOST

Boudh: A headmaster, serving as a booth-level officer (BLO), from Dimirikhol area in Odisha’s Boudh district, died after allegedly consuming poison Friday, with his family alleging that “work-related stress linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise drove him to the extreme step”. The deceased has been identified as Shayan Sahu, headmaster of Dimirikhol School. He was also serving as a booth-level officer (BLO) for the ongoing SIR w…