Hyderabad, June 28 -- A 40-year-old cab driver in Hyderabad died by suicide on the early hours of Sunday, June 28, allegedly due to fear of losing his name from the electoral rolls amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Telangana.

The deceased has been identified as Sheikh Mujbil Rehman from Borabanda. According to his relatives, Rehman had been tense about SIR for the past month and had even reportedly stopped eating. At around 3 am on Sunday, he hung himself in his house.

Speaking to reporters, his wife said that they have three children, two of whom suffer from mental disabilities. Thoughts about their future after being removed from the electoral rolls heavily weighed on Rehman's mind, she said. "He was worried that he...