Pul, 47, was found dead at the chief minister's official residence which he was yet to vacate.
Pul, 47, was found dead at the chief minister's official residence which he was yet to vacate.
New Delhi:
Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul was found hanging in the official CM residence on Tuesday.
Pul, 47, allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling fan in his bedroom, a top police officer said. He was found dead at the chief minister's official residence which he was yet to vacate.
One of his three wives found him hanging this morning. He is survived by three wives and four children.
As Pul's death news spread all the MLAs from ruling and opposition parties, ministers, friends and members of public rushed to the bungalow. The circumstances behind the death were still not clear.
Congress rebel Pul was appointed as the acting Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 19 February 2016 and served for four and a half months from February to July.
Pul had come to power after 12 Congress MLAs supporting then chief minister Nabam Tuki joined his camp.
Pul's reign ended when last month, the Supreme Court turned the political clock back in Arunachal and reinstated Nabam Tuki as the chief minister, who then made way for Pema Khandu as the 10th Chief Minister. The BJP-supported Kalikho Pul government was unseated by this decision.
Pul has also served as the finance minister in Chief Minister Gegong Apang’s cabinet from 2003 until 2007.
(This story originally appeared on Deccan Chronicle)
