Rajinder Vadra, the father-in-law of Priyanka Gandhi, was yesterday found hanging from a ceiling fan in a south Delhi guest house, according to highly placed police sources.
Rajinder Vadra, the father-in-law of Priyanka Gandhi, was yesterday found hanging from a ceiling fan in a south Delhi guest house, according to highly placed police sources.
"Rajinder used the wire of an iron to hang himself from the ceiling fan in a guest house, City Inn, in Hauz Khas area. A room attendant found the body at 9.30 am," said a police official.
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Shocked: Priyanka Gandhi with her husband Robert Vadra. Their marriage was opposed by his father. file pic |
"The guest house employees rushed him to a private hospital in Saket where he was declaredu00a0 dead. The body was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital for a post-mortem," added the official.
According to the official, Vadra was in his 60s and was staying at the guest house for some time. The cremation took place at the Lodhi Road crematorium.
Rajinder Vadra resided in the Civil Lines area of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh. Seven to eight years back, Robert Vadra sent a notice to his father and elder brother Richard, accusing them of using his relationship with Priyanka to try and get people appointed to the Uttar Pradesh Congress committee and the Moradabad District Congress committee.
Rajinder Vadra had denied the allegations and expressed his displeasure at Robert marrying Priyanka, the daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Rajiv Gandhi.
