Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pul allegedly hanged himself at his residence on Tuesday. The death of the Congress rebel has made situation tense in Itanagar, as his supporters demonstrated outside Chief Minister Pema Khandu's residence.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Khandu about the alleged suicide. Pul had been the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh for four-and-a-half months earlier this year, but was made to resign following the Supreme Court's verdict in July. AP DGP S Nithianandam said, "The body was found hanging around 9 pm by a servant. He may have committed suicide on Monday night itself. A long not titled 'My Vichar', which contains details on various subjects, was found in the room where the body was hanging. I won't call it a suicide note."
Reports suggested Pul was extremely upset since the apex court’s order and had stopped communicating properly with others for the past few days. "It is sad and really unfortunate that young leader Kalikho Pul is no more with us," former CM Nabam Tuki said.
