Rajnandgaon: Senior BJP leader and former Chhattisgarh Minister Rajinder Pal Singh Bhatia’s body was found hanging from a fan at his residence in Rajnandgaon district on Sunday. A police team, which suspected it was a case of suicide, sent his body for post-mortem.
The 72-year-old was found hanging at his house in Chhuriya town in the evening, a police official said.
Soon after being alerted about it, a police team rushed to the spot and his body was sent for post-mortem, he said.
Even though the motive behind his death was not yet confirmed, BJP leaders said that the three-time MLA from Khujji assembly constituency had been keeping unwell ever since he tested positive for Covid-19 in March this year.
Bhatia, who was the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in the first BJP government led by Chief Minister Raman Singh in Chhattisgarh, was considered one of the party’s tallest leaders in the State.