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UP BLO Headmaster Dies by Suicide

UP BLO Headmaster Dies by Suicide
‘Please take care of my children… forgive me’: UP BLO in video before suicide · indianexpress.com

A man named Sarvesh Singh, who was a headmaster and a Booth-Level Officer, died by suicide in his home.

Before he died, he recorded a video where he cried and asked his mother to take care of his four daughters.

He also said he was sorry and that he felt very stressed because of his work.

His family thinks the stress from his job made him do this.

The police found a note where he said he was having a hard time with his work and that two of his daughters were sick, which made him very sad.

His family is very upset and says they will try to move on, but no one has offered them any real help yet.

Key facts

Name
Sarvesh Singh
Age
42
Occupation
Booth-Level Officer (BLO) and Headmaster
Location
Baheri area of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Date of Incident
Sunday morning
Family
Wife (Babli), four daughters, and mother (Somwati Devi)
Cause of Death
Suicide (hanging)
Work Related
Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls

Quotes

Sarvesh Singh

Headmaster and Booth-Level Officer (BLO) in Uttar Pradesh

“Mummy… mere family, mere bachon ka khayal rakhna… meri choti choti chaar ladkiyan hai… Maaf karna. (Mummy, please take care of my children… I have four young girls… Please forgive me).”
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“Ismey kisi ka koi dosh nahi hai… Mere parivar ko kuch nahi kehna… me iss kaam ko sahi tarike se nahi samajh paya (No one is to blame for this… Don’t say anything to my family… I wasn’t able to understand this work properly).”
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Babli

Wife of Sarvesh Singh

“This video further confirms that my husband was under immense pressure because of the SIR work, and it was this stress that pushed him to take the extreme step. We have no idea when he recorded the clip that is now circulating on social media. We found it while checking his phone. He never allowed anyone to use his phone, as he handled all his official work on it.”
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“The administration offered me a Class IV job, but I refused. I am well educated, and my husband was a headmaster — why should I be given a Class IV post?”
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Pramod Kumar

Younger brother of Sarvesh Singh

“Everyone who has been visiting the house is assuring us that they will do something for Sarvesh’s family, especially for his four daughters. But no one has actually come forward with any concrete help.”
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“Sarvesh’s death was the greatest loss our family had ever suffered.”
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Police officer

Police officer quoting from the purported suicide note

“He felt extremely troubled. He mentioned that his mental health was deteriorating and that two of his four daughters were unwell, adding to his distress”
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Somwati Devi

Mother of Sarvesh Singh

“This election work has taken my son’s life. But whatever has happened, we will still try to rebuild our lives.”
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Sandeep Kumar

Nephew of Sarvesh Singh

“Although the family has not yet registered an FIR, the circumstances of the case are well known to the authorities and to everyone concerned.”
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Anuj Singh

Moradabad District Magistrate

“Sarvesh had been carrying out his responsibilities effectively, and had already completed digitisation of nearly 67% of the required SIR enumeration forms and was close to finishing the remaining work.”
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