Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:08pm on 19 Nov 2025,Wednesday India
A woman booth level officer (BLO), Shantimoni Ekka, was found dead in the courtyard of her home in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Police suspect death by suicide. Her family says she had been under severe stress due to long hours, field visits, and heavy election-related work. They said the pressure had become unbearable for her. Police have sent the body for post-mortem and started an investigation. The incident comes as top Election Commission officials are in Bengal to review the voter list revision drive. BLOs in the state have been protesting against the workload. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock and blamed the intense pressure put on BLOs. (PC: NDTV)
