Archive · 11 Jan 2026
Elderly man dies during SIR hearing
A 75-year-old man named Kanchan Kumar Mondal died of a heart attack while waiting for a hearing about voter list changes.
He was at the government office with his wife when he suddenly became sick.
People tried to help, but he was taken to the hospital where doctors said he had died.
His family says he was very stressed because of the hearing and blame the government for his death.
Another similar incident happened the day before in a different place.
Some politicians are arguing about who is responsible.
A 75-year-old man died of cardiac arrest during a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing in Birbhum district.
The deceased, Kanchan Kumar Mondal, was waiting in a long queue at the Rampurhat-1 Block Office when he fell ill.
His family alleges that excessive stress from the SIR process contributed to his death.
The Trinamool Congress party blamed the BJP-led Centre for the incident, while the BJP defended the Election Commission's actions.
A similar incident occurred in Howrah the previous day, where another elderly man died of cardiac arrest during a SIR hearing.
- Who
- Kanchan Kumar Mondal, a 75-year-old man
- What
- Died due to cardiac arrest during a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing
- When
- Saturday morning
- Where
- Rampurhat-1 Block Office, Birbhum district
- Why
- Allegedly due to excessive stress related to the SIR process
- Deceased
- Kanchan Kumar Mondal
- Age
- 75
- Location
- Rampurhat-1 Block Office, Birbhum district
- Cause of Death
- Cardiac arrest
- Allegations
- Excessive stress due to SIR process
