{
  "id": 4839543,
  "title": "Mamata Banerjee's niece who lost job in alleged teacher-recruitment scam, found dead in Birbhum house; full details here",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/mamata-banerjees-niece-who-lost-job-in-alleged-teacher-recruitment",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:19:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/mamata-banerjees-niece-who-lost-job-in-alleged-teacher-recruitment-scam-found-dead-in-birbhum-house-full-details-here-11788255681093.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mamata Banerjee's niece, Bristy Mukherjee, was found dead in her home in Birbhum, Rampurhat, India. The 28-year-old, who once worked as a non-teaching staff member in a school, was reported to have taken her own life. According to sources, Mukherjee was among the 26,000 teaching and non-teaching staff who lost their jobs after an investigation into the alleged \"illegal\" recruitment process. The investigation was initiated due to concerns over favoritism and cash exchanges during the 2016 State Level Selection Test. Mukherjee, who secured her position through this process, had reportedly been undergoing treatment for depression following a High Court ruling against her. Her father, Nihar Mukherjee, is a local leader of the Trinamool Congress and a maternal cousin of Mamata Banerjee. The circumstances surrounding her death are currently under investigation.",
  "summary": "Bristy Mukherjee, niece of former CM of West Bengal and All India Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, was reportedly found hanging at her residence in Birbhum, Rampurhat. She was 28.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}