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Man dies in Bengal's Swarupnagar days after falling ill following SIR hearing

IANS | January 01, 2026 04:42 PM

KOLKATA: A man died on Thursday after suffering a heart attack on December 27, 2025, shortly after returning from a hearing related to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the police said.

The incident took place in the Swarupnagar area of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

The deceased has been identified as Sultan Sardar, a 60-year-old resident of the area. Incidentally, his name was not included in the 2002 voter list of West Bengal.

He had recently received a summons to appear for a hearing as part of the ongoing SIR process. Sultan died four days after returning from the hearing.

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