Rajnandgaon, September 19: Former Chhattisgarh minister and senior BJP leader Rajinder Pal Singh Bhatia was found hanging at his residence in Rajnandgaon district of the state on Sunday.
The three-time MLA from Khujji Assembly constituency of the district, Bhatia was Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in the first BJP government led by Chief Minister Raman Singh
Soon after being alerted about it, a police team rushed to the spot and his body was sent for post-mortem.
Police are yet to confirm whether a suicide note has been recovered from the spot or not.
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