AHMEDABAD: Shock and anger gripped Gir Somnath district on Friday after 40-year-old teacher and Booth Level Officer (BLO) Arvind Mulji Vadher died by suicide in his native Devli village, leaving behind a devastating note that directly blamed the crushing workload of SIR ( Special Intensive Revision ) and rising mental stress.

What began as a routine morning in the village quickly spiralled into a district-wide storm, exposing the pressure-ridden machinery operating behind BLO duties.

According to the police, Arvind, a teacher at Chhara Kanya Primary School in Kodinar, died early in the morning by hanging himself.

His suicide note written to his wife set off alarm bells across the education and election departments. “I can’t do this SIR work anymore… I have been feeling constantly tir

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