Breaking: Ex-Bengal Deputy Speaker Asish Banerjee Dies by Suicide at Rampurhat Office; Note Recovered

I
a
t agic
a d
shocki g
tu
of
eve ts,
fo me
Deputy
Speake
of
the
West
Be gal
Legislative
Assembly
a d
vete a
politicia
D .
Asish
Ba e jee
(Ba dopadhyay)
was
fou d
dead
at
his
pa ty
office
adjace t
to
his
eside ce
i
Rampu hat,
Bi bhum
dist ict.
P elimi a y
epo ts
i dicate
that
the
se io
leade
died
by
suicide,
with
autho ities
ecove i g
his
ha gi g
body
alo g
with
a
ha dw itte
suicide
ote
f om
the
p emises.
Police
officials
swiftly
a ived
at
the
sce e,
co do ed
off
the
a ea,
a d
se t
the
body
fo
a
post-mo tem
exami atio
to
establish
the
exact
cause
a d
time
of
death.
The
ecove y
of
a
pu po ted
suicide
ote
has
added
a
c itical
dime sio
to
the
o goi g
p obe.
Acco di g
to
p elimi a y
police
sou ces,
the
ote
epo tedly
exp esses
his
deep
disillusio me t
with
politics,
allegedly
advisi g
his
family
membe s
agai st
e te i g
public
life
i
the
futu e.
Fo e sic
teams
a e
cu e tly
ve ifyi g
the
authe ticity
a d
ha dw iti g
of
the
ote
to
dete mi e
the
ci cumsta ces
leadi g
up
to
this
ext eme
step.
D .
Asish
Ba e jee
had
bee
a
co e sto e
of
local
politics
i
Bi bhum,
se vi g
as
a
MLA
f om
the
Rampu hat
co stitue cy
fo
five
co secutive
te ms
betwee
2001
a d
2026.
He
also
se ved
as
the
Deputy
Speake
of
the
West
Be gal
Legislative
Assembly
f om
2021
to
2026.
Howeve ,
i
the
ece tly
co cluded
2026
Assembly
electio s,
he
faced
a
setback
afte
losi g
the
Rampu hat
seat
to
BJP
ca didate
Dh uba
Saha.
The
t agic
demise
of
the
se io
leade
has
se t
shockwaves
ac oss
political
ci cles
a d
the
local
commu ity
i
Rampu hat.
A
high-level
police
i vestigatio
is
cu e tly
u de way
to
asce tai
the
full
details
su ou di g
the
i cide t.

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