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BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma found hanging at Delhi residence

NEW DELHI: Two times Member of Parliament belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh Ram Swaroop Sharma was found hanging from the ceiling in his official residence in Gomti Apartment in New Delhi on Wednesday.

According to Delhi Police, a call was made to the Police Control Room (PCR) around 7.45 am by his personal assistant after the parliamentarian did not respond to knocks on his door and when they broke in his body was found hanging from a ceiling fan and he was taken to a hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. 

Police say that Prima facie, it appeared to be a case of suicide, adding that no suicide note was found from the spot although however their inquiry was underway and the exact cause of his death would be ascertained after a post-mortem examination.

Born at Jalpehar village in Mandi district in 1958, 62-year-old Sharma had been suffering from various ailments. He was elected to the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha from Mandi parliamentary constituency in 2014 and 2019 respectively.

Reacting to Sharma's death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted to say that he was pained by Mr Sharma's untimely and unfortunate demise. The BJP also cancelled its parliamentary party meeting today following the news of his death.

Sharma is the second MP to die by suicide in less than a month. In February, Mohan Delkar, an independent MP from the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, was found dead at a hotel in Mumbai.

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