Archive · 9 Nov 2025
Woman and daughter attempt suicide fearing deportation
A woman and her young daughter in West Bengal tried to take their own lives.
Her family says she was very scared because she didn't get a special paper for updating voter lists, and she worried she might be sent away from the country.
She was living separately from her husband and had been stressed.
A local politician from the TMC party suggested that the BJP party is causing fear with talk about people being sent to camps.
The police are looking into what happened.
The woman and her daughter are in the hospital and are very sick.
A 27-year-old woman and her minor daughter in West Bengal's Hooghly district attempted suicide.
The family alleges the attempt was due to the woman's fear of deportation after not receiving a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration form.
The incident occurred at the woman's home in Dhaniakhali on Saturday.
Both are in critical condition at SSKM Hospital's ICU, and police are investigating.
A local TMC MLA accused the BJP of spreading fear about NRC and detention camps, contributing to such incidents.
- Who
- A 27-year-old woman and her minor daughter.
- What
- Attempted suicide by consuming poison.
- When
- Saturday.
- Where
- Dhaniakhali, Hooghly district, West Bengal.
- Why
- The woman's family claims she was distressed and feared deportation because she did not receive a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration form, while others did.
Trinamool Congress MLA Asima Patra
BJP
Cause of distress
Trinamool Congress MLA Asima Patra
Accuses the BJP of creating fear among people through misleading statements about NRC and detention camps, which causes panic.
BJP
The family of the woman alleges that her distress was caused by not receiving a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration form and fearing deportation.
- Alleged Incident Location
- Dhaniakhali, Hooghly district, West Bengal
- Alleged Incident Date
- Saturday
- Individuals Involved
- A 27-year-old woman and her minor daughter
- Alleged Cause
- Fear of deportation due to not receiving a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration form
- Current Condition
- Critical, in SSKM Hospital's ICU
- Ongoing Action
- Police investigation underway
Sources
TMC forms teams to reach out to families of those who died due to ‘anxiety linked to SIR’ in Bengal
TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee forms teams to reach out to families of SIR-linked deaths in Bengal - Telegraph India
'SIR deaths' in Bengal: TMC to reach out to families
Happening today in Bengal: Vidyasagar Setu to remain closed, TMC to visit families of those died due to ‘anxiety over SIR’
SIR deaths: TMC leaders visit families of deceased persons
