Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Mamata Banerjee’s Niece Found Dead After Recruitment Job Loss
Bristy Mukherjee, also called Bishti in one report, was found dead at her home in Birbhum, West Bengal.
The reports give different ages for her: 28 and 31.
She had been connected to a non-teaching school job that was cancelled after a large recruitment investigation.
Nearly 26,000 teaching and non-teaching appointments were affected by the court decisions.
Her name was reportedly 608th on the cancellation list.
Family members and sources said she had depression and was receiving treatment.
Police are examining what happened and have sent her body for a post-mortem.
Reports linked her distress to the court verdict, but police have not yet established the cause of death.
Bristy, also reported as Bishti, Mukherjee was found dead at her family home in Kusumba village, Birbhum, on Tuesday.
Reports differ on her age, giving 28 and 31; police said she was found hanging, while the cause of death remains under investigation.
She was reportedly linked to a non-teaching post in the Bolpur area and was listed 608th among appointments cancelled after the recruitment case.
Sources and family members said she had been depressed and receiving treatment; her family also said she resigned after one day because of health reasons.
Police sent her body for post-mortem and inquest proceedings, reported no preliminary foul play and said no suicide note was found.
- Who
- Bristy Mukherjee, also identified as Bishti Mukherjee, whose father Nihar Mukherjee was described as a cousin or distant cousin of Mamata Banerjee.
- What
- She was found dead at her residence; reports described the death as an apparent suicide, while police said the circumstances remained under investigation.
- When
- Tuesday, around noon; the articles do not specify the calendar date.
- Where
- A family residence in Kusumba village, under Rampurhat police station in Birbhum, West Bengal.
- Why
- Sources and family members linked her reported distress to the court verdict and loss or cancellation of a school-related appointment, but police had not established the cause of death.
Police and reported investigation
Family and source accounts
Cause and circumstances of death
Police and reported investigation
Police described the case as an unnatural death, said the preliminary investigation revealed no foul play, and said the circumstances would be established through post-mortem and other inquiries.
Family and source accounts
Reports described the death as an apparent suicide, while family members and sources said Mukherjee had been depressed and receiving treatment.
Connection to the school appointment
Police and reported investigation
Reports said she was among staff whose appointments were cancelled after the recruitment process was found unlawful or affected by alleged favouritism and cash payments.
Family and source accounts
The family reportedly said she had resigned after working for one day because of health reasons, presenting a different account of her employment status.
Details of the incident
Police and reported investigation
Police officers said she was found hanging from a second-floor balcony or ceiling fan around noon and that no suicide note was found.
Family and source accounts
The family’s reported account focused on her long-term depression and health problems rather than providing an independently confirmed explanation of the death.
- Reported age
- Articles gave different ages: 28 and 31.
- Location
- Kusumba village, Rampurhat area, Birbhum, West Bengal.
- Employment
- She was reportedly associated with a non-teaching post in the Bolpur area; the reports differ on whether it was an upper-primary school or high school.
- Cancellation list
- Her name was reportedly listed at position 608 among candidates whose appointments were cancelled.
- Recruitment case
- Nearly 26,000, or more than 25,700, teaching and non-teaching appointments were affected by the case.
- Court decisions
- The Calcutta High Court cancelled or quashed the appointments, and the Supreme Court later upheld the decision.
- Police findings
- The body was sent for post-mortem and inquest proceedings; preliminary investigation reportedly found no foul play, and no suicide note was found.
- Accommodation deadline
- The Supreme Court extended the deadline for accommodating qualified staff to May 31 from December 31.
Sources
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