, Oct. 31 -- year-old man was found hanging at his daughter's home in Ilambazar, Birbhum district, on Thursday.
His family said he had been distressed over fears of being deported to Bangladesh after the Election Commission announced a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal's electoral rolls starting November 4.
Police confirmed the man's death but said there was no suicide note linking it to concerns over the SIR, reports the Indian Express.
"Kshitish Majumder, 95, a resident of Paschim Medinipur, has committed suicide. He was living at his daughter's house in Ilambazar area of Birbhum district. We have come to know that the cause of suicide is the panic over the SIR. However, no written complaint has been lodged with us," sa...
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