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Primary school principal found dead, family cites job-related stress

Mahoba (UP), Sept 9 (UNI) A 49-year-old primary school principal in Mahoba was found dead at his residence. Family members have stated that he had been under stress related to recent professional developments, particularly around eligibility criteria in the education sector, police sources said.
The deceased, Manoj Kumar Sahu, was posted as principal at the Premnagar Composite Upper Primary School. He had been transferred there two months ago, after previously serving at the Mamna Composite Junior School, police said.
A long-time resident of Gandhinagar Muhal locality in Mahoba city, he was found dead yesterday morning; he originally hailed from Bhadra village in Sadar Tehsil.
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