Mamata Banerjee's Niece Dies By Suicide In Bengal
Brishti Mukherjee's body was found hanging on the first floor of her home in Kusumba village, in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Bristy Mukherjee, niece of former Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was discovered deceased in her home located in Birbhum district, according to police reports released on a Tuesday afternoon. Bristy, who was 28 years old, was found on the second floor of her residence. Nihar Mukherjee, Bristy's father and a cousin of Mamata Banerjee on her mother's side, is a prominent regional Trinamool leader.
An autopsy has been conducted on Bristy's body, and an investigation into her cause of death has commenced. Family sources revealed that Bristy had been grappling with depression for several years and was receiving medical care at the time of her passing. In March 2023, Bristy was among the 26,000 non-teaching staff members who lost their jobs at Bolpur Upper Primary School following the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate recruitment orders for teachers in state-aided schools, a case known as "cash-for-jobs." Both the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court upheld this ruling.
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