Bank of India Female Employee commits suicide due to Transfer to another city

Bank of India Jharkhand: In Chakradharpur, a city in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, a tragic incident occurred. A female bank employee named Geeta Pradhan took her own life by hanging herself. She was working in Bank of India. Geeta Pradhan was originally from Chakradharpur but had been transferred to Koderma, which seemed to have caused her to fall into depression. Her husband, Ashish Kumar Pradhan, works in the electricity department in Tatanagar of Chakradharpur railway division. She has two sons, Nishikant (12 years old) and Gaurav (5 years old). Read: Government guidelines on posting and transfer of Female staff in Banks.

Geeta Pradhan had previously worked as a clerk in the main branch of the bank in Chakradharpur. Later, she was transferred as a bank manager to Otar, a rural area in Chakradharpur. Recently, she was transferred to Koderma, which seemed to have had a severe impact on her mental well-being, leading to depression. It is suspected that her depression may have been a contributing factor to her decision to end her life.

Kodarma is a city and a notified area in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is approximately 300 km from Chakradharpur. Read: Government guidelines on posting and transfer of Female staff in Banks.

The incident took place on Tuesday morning at around 10 am in Harijan Basti, Chakradharpur. Before taking this drastic step, Geeta Pradhan had prepared breakfast for her two sons and sent them off to school. After they left, she went to the under-construction room on the upper floor of their house. It is believed that she hanged herself with a rope tied to the door frame of that room.

When Ashish Pradhan, her husband, couldn’t find her in the house, he went upstairs and discovered his wife hanging. He immediately informed the police at Chakradharpur police station about the incident. The police arrived at the scene, rescued Geeta Pradhan from the noose, and rushed her to Chakradharpur sub-division hospital. Unfortunately, the doctors declared her dead. Her body underwent a post-mortem examination and was later handed over to her husband.

The news of this tragic incident has left the residents of Harijan Basti mourning. Upon hearing about the incident, a gathering of bank employees and railway workers assembled outside Geeta Pradhan’s house. The police are now taking legal action after gathering information about the entire incident. Read: Government guidelines on posting and transfer of Female staff in Banks.