MEERUT, July 14 -- A 52-year-old dismissed tax collector, accused in the Rs.50 lakh municipal tax embezzlement case in Pilibhit's Bisalpur, allegedly died by suicide on Monday evening, leaving behind a five-page note accusing the executive officer (EO) of Bisalpur Municipal Council and the municipal head clerk of sustained harassment and extortion.

The former tax collector with the Bisalpur Municipal Council was found hanging inside a room at his residence in the Durga Prasad locality of Bisalpur town. Police recovered a five-page suicide note from the spot in which he held EO and head clerk responsible for his death.

The alleged tax embezzlement came to light on September 28, 2025, when the executive officer detected irregularities in ...