Kolkata: Kolkata’s century-old Hare school’s retired headmaster was found dead on Wednesday. His family claimed that he killed himself because he wasn’t getting his government pension after being retired for 3 years.
Sunil Das, who was awarded the ‘Shiksha Ratna’ by Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee during his tenure as the headmaster of Hare School, was found dead at his residence in Alipur village in Memari police station area in Purba Bardhaman district, police said.
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Das had lunch and after that, he went to his room for a nap. When his family knocked on the door for evening tea, they didn’t get any response after continuously banging on the door they called the police.
The police then broke into the form and found Das’s body hanging from the ceiling fan. The body has been sent for post-mortem and the investigation has been started, said police. In 1980, the Ex-headmaster started his career as a teacher at a state-run school in the Murshidabad district.
He used to teach at heritage Sanskrit Collegiate School in Kolkata and was also headmaster of two schools in the Malda and Hooghly districts, his family informed. In September 2019 he retired from the Hare school as headmaster. Prior to his retirement, he received the ‘Siksha Ratna’ award by the Mamta Banerjee, his family further informed.
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“After his retirement, he went to Bikash Bhaban (Education Department head office) for his pension multiple times. But, his pension did not start. He often used to express his concern about running the household without the pension,” his wife Sadhana Das said. “He was in great stress because of this. And, unable to take that, I think he ended his life,” she said.
The ex-headmaster and his wife had two daughters and a son, right now, he is pursuing a PhD in Mathematics from Burdawan University. “My father was in great stress as he did not get the pension, but he never made us feel it,” his son Samiran said.
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