Ghaziabad BLO dies during SIR duty, concerns raised over work pressure

Ghaziabad: A 58-year-old biology teacher deployed as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive died at his home in Nehru Nagar, Modinagar, officials said on Saturday.

Lal Mohan Singh, who taught at Modi Science and Commerce Inter College, reportedly died of a brain haemorrhage on Friday night, according to district administration officials.

However, the college principal, Satish Chand Agarwal, claimed Singh had been unwell and was working under heavy stress due to the door-to-door verification assigned as part of the SIR exercise. “The administration had warned that the work must be completed at any cost. He was working under pressure,” he said.

Singh had been posted for SIR duty in the Sahibabad Assembly constituency.

Modinagar ACP Amit Saxena confirmed the cause of death and said the Sub-Divisional Magistrate is reviewing administrative aspects linked to the incident.

The electoral roll revision has been underway across Uttar Pradesh since early November, with several deaths and suicides of BLOs and other officials reported amid allegations of overwork and stress.

(with inputs from agencies)