BJP MP, found dead at Delhi home, was fighting severe depression, say family sources

BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma was found dead at his Delhi residence on Wednesday in a suspected case of suicide. According to his friends and family, he had been fighting severe depression for six months.

Ram Swaroop Sharma, BJP Member of Parliament from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, was found dead at his residence in Delhi on Wednesday in a suspected case of suicide. He had been fighting severe depression for the last six months, sources from his family told India Today TV. -19 -19 l pic.twitter.com/xKNqzow5Uv Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma was a dedicated leader, who was always committed to solving people’s problems. He worked tirelessly for the betterment of society. Pained by his untimely and unfortunate demise. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in this sad hour. Om Shanti. The 62-year-old parliamentarian was found hanging from a ceiling fan when a team from the Delhi Police broke open his bedroom door. Many medicines were found in the room. He was alone in the house as his wife was on a pilgrimage and his security officer was in Mandi. Sharma had skipped the Parliament session on Tuesday. He had also stopped using his Twitter account two days ago. Although he was not very active on the micro-blogging website, he regularly used to retweet Prime Minister Modi’s tweets.