Health centre supervisor kills self over opposition in setting up Covid testing facility

Jalpaiguri (WB), May 15 () The supervisor of ahealth centre, which was supposed to be made a covid-19testing centre in Jalpaiguri district, died after allegedlyconsuming pesticide, police said on Friday.

It is claimed by those close to the deceased that hewas facing opposition from a section of the health centreemployees after the district authorities asked him to set up aCovid-19 testing centre.

Superintendent of Police Avisek Modi said a suicidenote was found from the room of the deceased DebashisChakraborty who was the supervisor of Ghughudanga HealthCentre and a probe has been launched to ascertain thecircumstances behind his death.

Chakraborty had allegedly consumed pesticide onThursday and then jumped into a well on the courtyard of hisresidence.

He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died, theSP said.

The Indian Medical Association, Jalpaiguri unit,demanded a probe into the death of Chakraborty.

Asked about the claims that he was under stress due toopposition by a section of the staff over setting up of theCovid-19 testing centre, IMA (North Bengal) Coordinator DrSusanto Roy said, "Covid testing centre is for diagnosis ofthe disease and not for spreading the virus. This must beclear to everyone." COR SUSNN NN