Former Bengal deputy speaker found hanging at TMC office

Rampurhat: Former deputy speaker of West Bengal Assembly, Ashis Banerjee, was found hanging at a TMC party office in Birbhum district on Sunday morning, police sources said.

A purported suicide note was also recovered from the party office located near his residence in Rampurhat, they said.

The former TMC MLA’s body has been sent for post-mortem examination. The exact circumstances leading to his death are yet to be ascertained, they added.

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