KANNUR: A school employee, who was working as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) as part of the upcoming local body elections, was found hanging in his house in this north Kerala district on Sunday, police said.

Local people and his family members alleged that Aneesh George, the deceased man, took the extreme step due to the work pressure in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.

George was working as a peon in a government school in Payyannur. Police said he was found hanging in the hall of the first floor of his house in Payyannur.

It is said that the man had been under pressure for some time in connection with the BLO duties, according to the FIR.

Shyam, a person close to George's family, said that the deceased had complained about the heavy workload

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