11:47 July 13
BJP leader Rahul Sinha demanded a CBI enquiry into the death of party MLA Debendra Ray.
"We demand CBI inquiry into the killing of BJP MLA from Hemtabad, Debendra Nath Ray. Trinamool Congress is behind this killing and has made it look like a suicide. I request West Bengal CM to order CBI inquiry to find the truth behind the killing," he said.
11:00 July 13
Political violence and vendetta @MamataOfficial shows no signs of abating.
Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder.
Need for thorough impartial probe to unravel truth and blunt political violence.
">Political violence and vendetta @MamataOfficial shows no signs of abating.
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) July 13, 2020
Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder.
Need for thorough impartial probe to unravel truth and blunt political violence.
Political violence and vendetta @MamataOfficial shows no signs of abating.
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) July 13, 2020
Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder.
Need for thorough impartial probe to unravel truth and blunt political violence.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar demanded an impartial probe into the death of BJP MLA Debendra Nath.
"Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder. Need for a thorough impartial probe to unravel the truth and blunt political violence," he wrote on his Twitter handle.
09:08 July 13
Howrah (West Bengal): BJP MLA Debendra Nath Ray was found hanging outside a shop in Bindal area, near his house in Hemtabad on Monday.
BJP West Bengal claimed that he was 'killed and then hung'.
Ray had reportedly been called out of his house on Sunday night by some people and did not return home after that.
Debendra was the BJP MLA from a reserved seat in Uttar Dinajpur.
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"Body of Shri Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad, a reserved seat, in Uttar Dinajpur, was found hanging like this in Bindal, near his village home. People are of the clear opinion that he was first killed and then hung. His crime? He joined the BJP in 2019," BJP Bengal's tweet read.
BJP President J P Nadda also tweeted on Ray's death.
He wrote: "The suspected heinous killing of Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad in West Bengal, is extremely shocking and deplorable. This speaks of the Gunda Raj & failure of law and order in the Mamta govt."
According to Raiganj Zila SP Sumit Kumar, the police reached the spot after getting the information from local residents.
A case has been registered at the local police station, and Ray's body has been sent for post-mortem.
The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.
Further investigation in the matter is underway.
11:47 July 13
BJP leader Rahul Sinha demanded a CBI enquiry into the death of party MLA Debendra Ray.
"We demand CBI inquiry into the killing of BJP MLA from Hemtabad, Debendra Nath Ray. Trinamool Congress is behind this killing and has made it look like a suicide. I request West Bengal CM to order CBI inquiry to find the truth behind the killing," he said.
11:00 July 13
Political violence and vendetta @MamataOfficial shows no signs of abating.
Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder.
Need for thorough impartial probe to unravel truth and blunt political violence.
">Political violence and vendetta @MamataOfficial shows no signs of abating.
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) July 13, 2020
Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder.
Need for thorough impartial probe to unravel truth and blunt political violence.
Political violence and vendetta @MamataOfficial shows no signs of abating.
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) July 13, 2020
Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder.
Need for thorough impartial probe to unravel truth and blunt political violence.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar demanded an impartial probe into the death of BJP MLA Debendra Nath.
"Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder. Need for a thorough impartial probe to unravel the truth and blunt political violence," he wrote on his Twitter handle.
09:08 July 13
Howrah (West Bengal): BJP MLA Debendra Nath Ray was found hanging outside a shop in Bindal area, near his house in Hemtabad on Monday.
BJP West Bengal claimed that he was 'killed and then hung'.
Ray had reportedly been called out of his house on Sunday night by some people and did not return home after that.
Debendra was the BJP MLA from a reserved seat in Uttar Dinajpur.
READ:| Hindu Samhati leader Tapan Ghosh dies battling COVID-19 in Kolkata
"Body of Shri Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad, a reserved seat, in Uttar Dinajpur, was found hanging like this in Bindal, near his village home. People are of the clear opinion that he was first killed and then hung. His crime? He joined the BJP in 2019," BJP Bengal's tweet read.
BJP President J P Nadda also tweeted on Ray's death.
He wrote: "The suspected heinous killing of Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad in West Bengal, is extremely shocking and deplorable. This speaks of the Gunda Raj & failure of law and order in the Mamta govt."
According to Raiganj Zila SP Sumit Kumar, the police reached the spot after getting the information from local residents.
A case has been registered at the local police station, and Ray's body has been sent for post-mortem.
The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.
Further investigation in the matter is underway.
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