GST Official’s Suicide Fallout: 800 Colleagues Leave WhatsApp Group Over Work Commands

GST Deputy Commissioner Suicide Case: The controvery around the GSTCommissioner suicide case refuse to die down. Sanjay committed suicide by jumping from the 15th floor of a high-rise society. The family alleges that Sanjay committed suicide due to the pressure of extra work and harassment by the department. After his death, a big news has come out. 800 officers of the State Tax Department have left the State Tax WhatsApp group citing undue pressure and stressful conditions.

Commissioner's Suicide sparks exodus

900 officers were associated with this group. Through this group, instructions were given to the officers. Three associations of state tax officers have decided to meet the Chief Secretary and apprise him of the problems of the department. The entire executive including Uttar Pradesh State Officer Service Association President Divyendu Shekhar Gautam and General Secretary Sushil Gautam expressed grief over the death of Deputy Commissioner Sanjay Singh. They said that several requests were made to the higher officials. But the problems of the department remain the same.

GST Official Suicide Fallout

GST Officer Service Association President Jyoti Swaroop Shukla and General Secretary Arun Singh and Uttar Pradesh Commercial Tax Officer Association held a meeting and discussed the problems. The organizations decided that no member will be a part of the State Tax Group. Everyone will work by tying a black ribbon.

Many things have come to light after the death of Deputy Commissioner Sanjay. Meanwhile, some media channels spoke to Sanjay's family. The family gave many important information about Sanjay. It was also made clear that he was fed up with the harassment of the department.

'Sanjay was due to retire in an year'

Sanjay's elder brother Dhananjay Singh said- Sanjay was retiring after a year. Sanjay was definitely suffering from depression for a year. But he was depressed because of the extra workload being given to him at a higher level in the department. We believe that the level of harassment in the department has been increased so much that no one is able to work in this department with independent discretion. There is so much interference in the work every day that the employees here cannot work independently. Not only Sanjay, other employees of the department are also facing harassment.

'He defeated Cancer and was doing fine'

He said- The talk of depression due to cancer is absolutely wrong. We have his medical report, which is of 14 November 2024. He had come out of this disease. It is also clear in the report that he was cured. Then how can Sanjay go into depression due to cancer? By saying such things, it is just an attempt to save those officers of the department, with whom Sanjay was upset. My brother was not such a person who would give up his life for such a small thing. He was of a very calm nature. He was harassed in the department to such an extent that he gave up his life. We want this case to be investigated at a high level. Only then the truth will come out in front of everyone.