A 44-year-old Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Kerala's Kannur district was found dead at his home, allegedly due to mental pressure from Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duties.

Kerala BLO dies by suicide: Is SIR's work pressure the reason?

Aneesh George, a school employee, was handling SIR tasks and preparing for local body polls. His family and colleagues claim he faced stress, working late hours, and pressure to complete tasks. The Chief Electoral Officer has sought a report from the district collector, and an investigation is underway. He maintained that BLOs are working collectively and that no formal complaints of work pressure had been received. Kelkar added that BLOs are required to focus solely on SIR duties for 31 days, and “normally there is no chance of added workload," accordi

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