Need thorough, impartial probe to unravel truth: WB Guv on BJP leader's death

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday demanded an impartial probe into the death of BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy and said political violence and vendetta seem to continue unabated in the state. He, however, did not resign as CPI(M) legislator in the state assembly. The BJP leader's family has demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident as they suspect that he was murdered.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday demanded an impartial probe into the death of BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy and said political violence and vendetta seem to continue unabated in the state. Roy was found hanging near his home in Hemtabad area of North Dinajpur district on Monday morning.

"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 a thorough, impartial probe to unravel the truth and blunt political violence," Dhankhar said in a tweet. Roy had contested and won the Hemtabad assembly segment -- a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes -- on a CPI(M) ticket but had switched over to the BJP last year after the Lok Sabha polls. He, however, did not resign as CPI(M) legislator in the state assembly.

The BJP leader's family has demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident as they suspect that he was murdered. "We think he was murdered. There should be a CBI inquiry into the killing," a family member said.

The state BJP has termed Roy's death a "cold-blooded murder" by the ruling Trinamool Congress party. TMC district president Kanailal Agarwal refuted the BJP's allegations and said it was for the police to investigate the cause of Roy's death.