Former West Bengal deputy speaker Ashis Banerjee found dead at TMC office in Birbhum

Veteran TMC leader Ashis Banerjee. PIC/PTI

Former deputy speaker of the 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. In the note, which has gone viral on social media, Banerjee is learnt to have said that no one was responsible for his death and expressed regret over entering politics.

Police have sent the body for post-mortem examination. Police are examining the contents of the purported note and other circumstances surrounding the incident.

Banerjee, a veteran TMC leader, had represented Rampurhat in the Assembly from 2001 till 2026. He had served as the deputy speaker of the Assembly and held ministerial portfolios, in the Mamata Banerjee-led government.

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