MP-LEADER-SUICIDE

BJP leader kills himself in Shahdol district of MP
    Shahdol (MP), Sep 23 (PTI) Martand Tripathi (54), a
BJP leader from Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh, allegedly committed
suicide on Sunday, police said.
    Tripathi, a member of the state BJP's working
committee, allegedly shot himself in the head from his
licensed rifle at his house in the Housing Board Colony here.
    The incident took place around 2 PM, said Deputy
Inspector General of Police P S Uike.
    Tripathi was the district BJP chief earlier.
    A suicide note found at the spot, purportedly written
by Tripathi, said he was ending his life of his own will and
nobody else was responsible for it, the DIG said.
    He was reportedly depressed after his father's death
two days ago, the DIG said. PTI CORR LAL
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