Kolkata, Nov 11, 2025

A woman in West Bengal’s Hooghly district died at SSKM Hospital here on Tuesday after consuming poison, reportedly over fears stemming from not receiving an enumeration form during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state, the police said.

The deceased, identified as Asha Soren from the Dhaniakhali area of Hooghly, had also administered poison to her six-year-old daughter days earlier. Her daughter is currently undergoing treatment and is expected to come out of danger, according to doctors treating her in the hospital.

Both the mother and daughter had been admitted to SSKM Hospital for treatment.

Asha Soren’s family members claimed she was gripped by panic after the Booth Level Officer (BLO), who recently visited the household as part of

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