<p>The mass resignations came in the wake of Mandakini (23), the PDO of Sannur Gram Panchayat, committing suicide over alleged harassment by GP members. Mandakini was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her house on Sunday. Based on the complaint by her mother, police arrested the bill collector, a former GP president and a village leader. <br /><br />As per the complaint, Mandakini ended her life dejected by the torture meted out by all the three arrested.<br /><br />Following the incident, of the 89 PDOs in the district, 69 submitted a common resignation letter on Monday accusing the government of being indifferent to the attacks on the officers. Zilla Panchayat CEO Vijaykumar said the letter will be forwarded to the government.<br /><br />Only those resignations submitted individually will be deemed valid, he added.<br />No action had been taken against those who attacked the PDOs in Bidar, Koppal and Udupi districts, the letter stated. The officers also staged a protest demanding supersession of the Sannur GP where Mandakini served. In a memorandum submitted to the deputy commissioner lack of security to women PDOs in the State was highlighted.</p>
<p>The mass resignations came in the wake of Mandakini (23), the PDO of Sannur Gram Panchayat, committing suicide over alleged harassment by GP members. Mandakini was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her house on Sunday. Based on the complaint by her mother, police arrested the bill collector, a former GP president and a village leader. <br /><br />As per the complaint, Mandakini ended her life dejected by the torture meted out by all the three arrested.<br /><br />Following the incident, of the 89 PDOs in the district, 69 submitted a common resignation letter on Monday accusing the government of being indifferent to the attacks on the officers. Zilla Panchayat CEO Vijaykumar said the letter will be forwarded to the government.<br /><br />Only those resignations submitted individually will be deemed valid, he added.<br />No action had been taken against those who attacked the PDOs in Bidar, Koppal and Udupi districts, the letter stated. The officers also staged a protest demanding supersession of the Sannur GP where Mandakini served. In a memorandum submitted to the deputy commissioner lack of security to women PDOs in the State was highlighted.</p>
