A 95-year-old man was found hanging at his daughter’s home in Ilambazar, Birbhum district, on Thursday.

His family said he had been distressed over fears of being deported to Bangladesh after the Election Commission announced a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s electoral rolls starting November 4.

Police confirmed the man’s death but said there was no suicide note linking it to concerns over the SIR, reports the Indian Express.

“Kshitish Majumder, 95, a resident of Paschim Medinipur, has committed suicide. He was living at his daughter’s house in Ilambazar area of Birbhum district. We have come to know that the cause of suicide is the panic over the SIR. However, no written complaint has been lodged with us,” said Superintendent of Police (Birbhum) Amandeep.

Majumder’s granddaughter, Nirmala, said, “My grandfather’s name was not on the 2002 voters’ list.

He had come from Bangladesh many years ago and had to endure a lot of hardships. He was afraid of being deported to Bangladesh. He was scared of what would happen to him if he were sent to Bangladesh at this old age.”

This marks the third such incident since the SIR announcement on Monday.

On Tuesday, 57-year-old Pradeep Kar was found hanging at his home.

A note in his diary claimed that the NRC (National Register of Citizens) was “responsible.” Although Kar was born and raised in West Bengal, his father had migrated from Bangladesh around six decades ago.

The next day, a 70-year-old farmer from Cooch Behar reportedly attempted suicide, fearing his name would be struck off the voters’ list due to a spelling mistake in his documents.

The man, Khairul Sheikh, currently in the ICU, said he had consumed poison because “the spelling of his name in the 2002 voters’ list and voter ID was different.”