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Niece of Mamata Banerjee found dead at residence in Birbhum

3 sources · India

Who reported this

  • The Hindu India · Centre-left · Kasturi & Sons (family-owned)
  • The Indian Express India · Centre · Indian Express Group (Goenka family)
  • Hindustan Times India · Centre-right · HT Media (KK Birla group)

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A 31 year old woman, identified as the niece of Mamata Banerjee, was found dead on Tuesday at her residence in Kusumba village, Birbhum, West Bengal. Her body was discovered by family members on the second floor of the house. Police have filed an unnatural death report and sent the body for a post mortem examination to establish the cause of death.

According to police and family members, the deceased had been suffering from severe depression for several years and was receiving psychiatric treatment and medication. One source noted that she may have been under additional stress due to an ongoing divorce case.

The woman had previously worked as non teaching staff at Bolpur Government High School. She lost her position after the Calcutta High Court and subsequently the Supreme Court cancelled thousands of appointments from the 2016 West Bengal School Service Commission panel due to alleged irregularities and corruption. She was among 842 candidates terminated in March 2023, a group that included individuals with ties to both the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Reporting on the event varied slightly by political lean. Outlets with a center left lean provided extensive legal context regarding the specific court rulings and the scale of the job cancellations. Outlets with a center right lean emphasized the connection between the death and the Supreme Court order regarding corruption in school recruitments.

How each side framed it

Centre-left
Framed the event within the broader context of the High Court's crackdown on job irregularities affecting multiple political parties.
Centre
Provided a concise report of the death without extensive background on the legal disputes.
Centre-right
Highlighted the link between the death and the Supreme Court's ruling on corruption in government school recruitments.

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