Kolkata, Jan 19 (NationPress) Three individuals have tragically lost their lives across the districts of North 24 Parganas, Nadia, and Birbhum, primarily due to the anxiety surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing process. According to police reports on Monday, two victims died by suicide, while one suffered a fatal heart attack. Their families are attributing these unfortunate incidents to the overwhelming fear of the SIR process.

In Hingalganj, North 24 Parganas, a father succumbed to a heart attack after his children received SIR hearing notifications citing 'logical discrepancies' in their voter registration details.

Abdur Rahman and Anjura Bibi, his son and daughter, were summoned for the SIR hearing. The family alleges that their father, Chhoyed Sheikh, passed away from fear and distress. This distress peaked when he learned that his son, who works in another state, would be unable to attend the hearing.

The 62-year-old fell ill from anxiety and suffered a heart attack on Monday morning. He was rushed to Hingalganj Rural Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

His daughter Anjura shared with local reporters, "My brother and I received hearing notices. My brother works as a migrant laborer in another state. Our hearing was scheduled for Monday. My father was extremely worried for days due to my brother's absence. Despite our efforts to calm him, his fear led to his death from the SIR process."

In the Nadia district's Karimpur area, a man named Fizur Khan also succumbed to fear after his wife received a notice due to discrepancies in her name. Tragically, he took his own life on Sunday night. The 54-year-old was later found and brought to Karimpur Rural Hospital, where he was declared dead.

Fizur's wife, Parvina Bibi, had been summoned for the SIR hearing due to inconsistencies in her documents. The family believes Fizur feared that his wife might be deported to Bangladesh, leading him to take such a drastic step.

Local BDO Debabrata Chakraborty stated, "Addressing logical discrepancies is a standard procedure and has no implications for deportation from the country."

In another incident, a man named Johnny Sheikh in Rampurhat Municipality, Birbhum district, died by suicide, with his family claiming fear related to the SIR process drove him to this tragic end.

Family sources indicated that Johnny, who sold water bottles on trains and had faced personal hardships, was overwhelmed by the fear of a potential SIR hearing notice. His body was discovered after he locked himself in his room, prompting neighbors to break in.

His family noted that the Election Commission had issued hearing notifications to 171 individuals in his ward, spiking his anxiety about receiving a notice himself. The Rampurhat police have since recovered his body and sent it for a post-mortem examination at Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital.