A terminated teacher of Tripura committed suicide on Friday night. The teacher who was a resident of Rajnagar in South Tripura district is identified as Uttam. He took this step out of frustration. The incident has shocked the other terminated teachers who have been protesting since December 7 to get their jobs back.
The deceased has been identified as Uttam Tripura. His wife, who totally lost her control after the death of her husband, made attempt to sacrifice her life with Uttam. However, her neighbours and in-laws prevented her from doing so. He committed suicide by hanging in his home leaving behind his wife, two children and old parents in Wanchang village under Rajnagar police station. Uttam Tripura was a primary teacher and was one of the 10,323 teachers, who were terminated according to the directive of a Supreme Court order. After being sacked from service with effect from April 1 last year, Uttam faced a huge financial crisis as he had no other means to maintain his family.He even borrowed loans to maintain his family and failed to repay the loans.
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