Bareilly: BLO Dies, Family Blames Work Pressure; Admin Says 'Natural'

• Bareilly BLO Vinod Kumar Sharma, 58, died, with family attributing it to work pressure from electoral roll revision (SIR) duties.
• The administration, however, termed Sharma's death as natural, noting his SIR work concluded on December 8 and no post-mortem was conducted.
• Sharma's son stated his father was under immense stress from SIR duties and had sought exemption due to age and health issues.
• Another BLO, Sarvesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher, also died of a heart attack while on SIR duty.

Why It Matters: Highlights concerns about work pressure on election officials.