A 51-year-old man, Sheikh Mujbil Rehman, took his own life in Hyderabad due to concerns that his name might be removed during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Rehman, a cab driver, faced distress over discrepancies in his documents and not finding his name in the 2002 voter list. He was anxious about the impact on his family, especially his two mentally challenged children.
Rehman had spent a significant amount of money preparing various documents, with different name spellings in each. His nephew mentioned that Rehman was struggling to rectify these errors, running between offices for corrections. The absence of his parents’ names in the 2002 list added to his worries, leading to severe mental distress.
His wife highlighted Rehman’s increasing tension in recent days as he failed to make necessary document corrections. She expressed concerns about their children losing benefits if his name was deleted from the voter list. Tragically, Rehman was found hanging at his residence, leaving his family devastated and prompting a police investigation into the incident.
Originally from Karnataka, Rehman’s family had settled in Hyderabad decades ago. The incident occurred amidst the ongoing door-to-door enumeration under the Special Intensive Revision in Telangana, with Booth-Level Officers distributing enumeration forms to voters across the state.
