Hours after Devendra Nath Roy, BJP MLA of Hematabad was found hanging from a noose in the verandah a mobile shop located a kilometre away from his residence, West Bengal Police, in a series of tweets claimed that a suicide note has been recovered from the shirt pocket of the MLA.
“Today morning the dead body of MLA Hemtabad, Debendra Nath Roy was detected hanging from the verandah ceiling of a mobile shop at Balia, Deben More, Raigunj, Uttar Dinajpur.
A suicide note is recovered from the shirt pocket of the deceased. Two persons have been named in the note as responsible for his death (sic),” the tweet read.
A suicide note is recovered from the shirt pocket of the deceased. Two persons have been named in the note as responsible for his death…(2/3)
— West Bengal Police (@WBPolice) July 13, 2020
“All necessary steps of investigation such as the use of tracker dog, visit of forensic experts are being taken. PM is yet to be done. People are requested not to jump on speculative, biased and judgmental conclusions and to wait for the investigation to complete (sic),” the police tweeted.
The 59-year-old’s family stated that few people had visited their house at around 1 am in the night and took Devendra Nath Roy along with them. The MLA allegedly did not return home post his departure. His dead body was later found on Monday morning. The agitated family members claim that he was murdered and then hanged to present it as a case of suicide.
Meanwhile, BJP Chief JP Nadda also tweeted on the MLA’s death. “The suspected heinous killing of Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad in West Bengal, is extremely shocking and deplorable. This speaks of the Gunda Raj & failure of law and order in the Mamta govt. People will not forgive such a govt in the future. We strongly condemn this.”
The suspected heinous killing of Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad in West Bengal, is extremely shocking and deplorable. This speaks of the Gunda Raj & failure of law and order in the Mamta govt. People will not forgive such a govt in the future. We strongly condemn this.
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) July 13, 2020
Besides, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar demanded an ‘impartial’ probe into the MLA’s death. Party leader Rahul Sinha also demanded a CBI inquiry.
(Internet Inputs)