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BJP leader found dead in Guwahati

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GUWAHATI, Jan 6: A BJP leader was found dead with his scooter lying beside him in Maligaon area of Guwahati on Monday, police said.

Family members of the deceased, BJP Jalukbari Mandal president Kamal Dey, raised suspicion of foul play, though the police said that prima facie, he died because of an accident.

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Dey was a prominent social and political activist of Jalukbari, the assembly constituency represented by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

He was found lying on a road in Sankar Nagar area by morning walkers. Dey was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.

According to CCTV footage, it appears that the BJP leader died due to an accident after hitting a speed breaker, Guwahati Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta told reporters.

While returning home in his scooter, Dey hit a speed breaker, Mahanta said adding that the CCTV recorded the incident at 2:47 am, he said.

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“According to prima facie evidence, it is a case of accident. But as concerns have been raised from certain sections about the nature of his death, we are examining all aspects of the case”, Mahanta said. (PTI)

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