Owing to financial crunch, a Mineral Area Development Authority (MADA) employee, has reportedly committed suicide in Bokaro.Reeling under an acute financial crisis, Jawahar Singh, a MADA employee consumed poison in his office on Wednesday evening. He was immediately rushed to the Bokaro General Hospital with the help of his co-workers and Jawahar died on Friday night during treatment.
According to the co-workers, Jawahar was under pressure and in great debt, his salary was due since the past 24 months. He was under heavy debt for his children’s education, said KP Kalandi a co-worker. “Jawahar had two sons and one daughter”, he added.
About 1,800 MADA employees are yet to get their salaries, said DN Dubey MADA union leader adding their “salaries are due since past 24 months”. “More than 18 MADA employees died due to poverty in past three years”, Dubey added.
We got a suicide note form Jawahar’s official register, said police sources. In his suicide note, Jawahar blamed MADA’s Managing Director for their predicament and made him responsible for his death (suicide), police said. Demanding wage revision, employees are not taking their salaries which is due since past 22-23 months, said SN Upadhhay Managing Director MADA.