Archive · 22 Jul 2026
Delhi Teacher Dies of Heart Attack Amid SIR Stress
A teacher named Suman Lata, who was 51 years old, died of a heart attack.
She worked as a nursery teacher and also had extra duties related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Her family says she was very stressed because she had to do both jobs.
She didn't have any health problems before this.
The family found her when she didn't wake up.
The school where she worked, run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), said they will help her family.
The office of the Delhi chief electoral officer didn't say anything about it.
Suman Lata, a 51-year-old nursery teacher, died of a heart attack.
She was also a booth level officer (BLO) for the SIR exercise.
Her family attributes her death to stress from managing both roles.
She had no pre-existing medical conditions.
The MCD acknowledged her death and pledged support to her family.
The Delhi chief electoral officer's office did not immediately respond.
- Who
- Suman Lata, a 51-year-old nursery teacher and BLO
- What
- Died of a heart attack
- When
- Wednesday morning
- Where
- Kapashera, Delhi
- Why
- Family alleges stress from handling both teaching duties and SIR-related responsibilities
Family's Perspective
MCD's Response
Cause of Death
Family's Perspective
The family attributes the death to stress from handling both teaching duties and SIR-related responsibilities.
MCD's Response
The MCD has acknowledged the incident and pledged support to the family but has not commented on the cause of death.
- Name
- Suman Lata
- Age
- 51
- Occupation
- Nursery Teacher and BLO
- Location
- Kapashera, Delhi
- Date of Death
- Wednesday
- Pre-existing Medical Condition
- None
- MCD's Response
- Acknowledged the incident and pledged support