Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Former Trinamool Congress MLA from Rampurhat in Birbhum and deputy speaker in Mamata Banerjee's government, Ashis Banerjee, was found hanging at a party office adjacent to his residence on Sunday morning, in a suspected suicide.
Police recovered his body from the office in Hattala Para under Rampurhat's Ward 5 and sent it for post-mortem examination.
According to sources, a suicide note was also recovered from the spot.
Police are examining the circumstances surrounding his death and the contents of the note to ascertain whether Banerjee died by suicide and, if so, what prompted him to take the extreme step.
Police from Rampurhat police station reached the spot after receiving information and recovered the body.
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