India, Aug. 16 -- Former West Bengal Assembly deputy speaker Asish Banerjee, who was found dead at a party office next to his residence in Birbhum's Rampurhat on Sunday morning, left a suicide note stating that 'entering politics was a mistake'.

Police recovered what they described as a purported handwritten suicide note from the 74-year-old. His body was sent for postmortem as the investigation into his death continued.

The authenticity of the note has not been independently verified.

'Entering politics was a mistake'

In the purported one-page note written in Bengali, Banerjee allegedly said that no one was responsible for his death and expressed regret over his decision to enter politics.

Banerjee also allegedly stated that he had ...