Rampurhat, Sept. 1 -- The hanging body of Brishti Mukherjee, niece of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was recovered from her residence in Rampurhat on Tuesday afternoon in an alleged suicide.
The deceased, daughter of Mamata Banerjee's cousin and former Rampurhat Block No. 1 Trinamool Congress president Nihar Mukherjee, had reportedly been battling severe depression for the past four to five years and was undergoing medical treatment. Family members allege she took her own life due to escalating personal and professional crises.
Mukherjee's life had recently been upended by high-profile legal troubles and personal distress. She previously served in a Group C post at a local school but lost her job following legal procee...