Synopsis: Out of the 800 forms assigned to her, she had reportedly managed to complete only 80 applications, following which officials and local political functionaries allegedly reprimanded her. Deeply distressed over this, Jakitha Begum is said to have taken her own life.

A Booth Level Officer (BLO), Jakitha Begum, who worked as a Village Assistant in Sivanarthangal village under the Tirukkovilur Revenue Division in Kallakurichi district, engaged in the special voter revision (SIR) duties, allegedly died by suicide, on Thursday, 20 November.

Out of the 800 forms assigned to her, she had reportedly managed to complete only 80 applications, following which officials and local political functionaries allegedly reprimanded her.

Deeply distressed over this, Jakitha Begum is said to have t

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