Bengal

XKolkata/Jalpaiguri: With four more deaths and two attempted suicides, the toll linked to the SIR-related panic in Bengal has risen to 14.

On Friday, a 49-year-old sex worker, Biti Das, was found hanging in her home in the Garbagan red-light area near Sheoraphuli Station in Hooghly district.

In Dhupguri, an 80-year-old man, Laluram Barman, reportedly suffered a heart attack while a Booth Level Officer was visiting his house for voter verification. The deceased, Laluram Barman (80), had migrated from Bangladesh in 1994 and settled in the area as a refugee. Although he later received an Aadhaar card, his name was never added to the electoral roll — an issue that had long caused him anxiety.

Family members said Laluram had been deeply distressed since the SIR process began, fearing

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