Kalikho Pul, former chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, found dead
He is believed to have committed suicide at the official chief minister’s residence, which he had not yet moved out of to make place for new CM Pema Khandu.

Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pul, who took over for four months after the political rebellion in the Congress-led state Assembly in December, was found dead on Tuesday. According to NDTV, he hanged himself at the official chief minister's residence, which had not yet moved out of to make way for new CM Pema Khandu.
Pul was sworn in as the state’s chief minister on February 20, leading a group of dissident Congress leaders who had defected against then CM Nabam Tuki two months before. However, the Supreme Court had restored the Congress government in the state on July 13. Following the court's ruling, Pema Khandu was chosen by the party as the new chief minister, with the party saying that Tuki did not have enough support from party legislators.
Arunachal Pradesh was rocked by a major political controversy in December, 2015, when 21 Congress leaders rebelled against Tuki. The Congress had alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre was tring to undermine their rule in the state through Governor Jyoti Rajkhowa. The Centre imposed President's Rule on the state in January, which was called off through the Supreme Court's July order.
'Don't know if Pul was suffering depression,but Arunchal Pradesh has suffered a great loss': Nabam Tuki to CNN-News18 on Kalikho Pul's death
— News18 (@CNNnews18) August 9, 2016
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has expressed shock at the untimely & tragic demise of Kalikho Pul.
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 9, 2016
Shocked to hear of untimely demise of promising young leader Kalikho Pul whose contributions shall always be remembered #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) August 9, 2016
Shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden and untimely death of Sh Kalikho Pul, fmr CM,Arunachal Pradesh.My heart goes out to his family
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 9, 2016
Shocked and deeply saddened at the untimely demise of Kalikho Pul ji. My heart goes out to his family & loved ones: Rahul Gandhi's tweet
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 9, 2016
Our heart goes out to the family, and the people of North East: Jitendra Singh, DONER Minister #KalikhoPul pic.twitter.com/nbvBQ14akK
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 9, 2016