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Police were informed about ex-TMC MLA Ashis Banerjee's death by locals who allegedly found his dead body inside a TMC office in Birbhum.
Ex-TMC MLA Ashis Banerjee was found hanging inside TMC office in Birbhum on Sunday morning and a purported suicide note was also recovered.
The former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed that Asish Banerjee was "repeatedly maligned, falsely accused and subjected to relentless pressure". She said: The harassment and mental pressure he faced, despite his long record of public service, should make all of us pause and reflect on the human cost of relentless political hostility". Meanwhile, West Begal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said he would ensure probe into suicide.
Was Asish Banerjee threatened? Bengal CM orders probe into TMC leader's death