Friday brought unimaginable pain to Tangarani village in Seraikela as IDBI Bank employee Alok Padihari, aged 40, hanged himself at home. Attached to the Seraikela branch, his death under mysterious personal circumstances has police on high alert.
The sequence of events, as narrated by distraught family, was deceptively ordinary. Alok started his day with ablutions, school run for children, and a family breakfast. Solitude arrived when others went to bathe at the adjacent river; that’s when he rigged a fatal loop from a sari on the fan above.
Horrified upon return, loved ones and villagers cut him down and sped to Sadar Hospital. Despite urgent efforts, doctors could do no more than confirm the inevitable.
Seraikela police acted decisively: body to morgue for postmortem, site scoured for clues, statements collected from vicinity. Clean of assault traces, the body suggests self-inflicted end. Investigators cast wide nets, examining bank records, family dynamics, and stress factors for the elusive ‘why.’
The air is thick with lamentation from the family, paralleled by sorrow from coworkers and townsfolk. Alok’s passing prompts reflection on unseen pressures in banking life, calling for proactive support systems to avert future tragedies.