A 28-year-old woman, Brishti/Bristy Mukherjee, niece of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is found dead at her family home in Kusumba village, Birbhum district. Multiple outlets report that her body is discovered hanging inside a room on the first or second floor of the residence, and police treat the death as suspicious while they investigate the circumstances.
News reports say the body is sent for a post-mortem examination at Rampurhat Medical College and Hospital, with authorities indicating the cause and circumstances will be clarified after the autopsy and further questioning. Outlets also cite that the woman had been dealing with depression and was receiving treatment, and that recent personal and professional events were part of the context described by family members.
Several reports link her background to West Bengal’s School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment controversy, noting she had been working as non-teaching staff and that her appointment was reportedly cancelled after court orders connected to recruitment irregularities. Some outlets also mention that she was undergoing divorce proceedings, but none of the reports cite an official finding connecting these factors to the death, which remains under investigation.
