India, Aug. 17 -- In a tragic incident, former West Bengal minister and deputy speaker of the State Assembly, Ashis Banerjee, was on Sunday found dead in mysterious circumstances. The close Mamata Banerjee aide was a senior Trinamool Congress leader from Birbhum district.

Banerjee, a five-time MLA, two-time minister and a Deputy Speaker - until he lost in 2026 Assembly elections - was found hanging inside the TMC party office near his house at Rampurhat. A handwritten suicide note was recovered by his side, police said.

While the purported note read "No one is responsible for my death," it also expressed his regret over his entry into politics. He reportedly advised his family not to join politics, those privy to the suicide note said a...