Datia (MP), Jan 5 (PTI) A functionary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a licensed weapon in Madhya Pradesh's Datia city on Sunday, police said.

The deceased, Jitendra Mevafarosh, was the general secretary of the BJP's district unit, an official said.

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Mevafarosh returned from a temple and allegedly shot himself in the head with his licensed gun around 10 am, Kotwali police station in-charge Dhirendra Mishra said.

He said a family member has claimed that Mevafarosh was under pressure from some persons over money transactions, and they were also pressuring him to sell his house,

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The official said further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause for the extreme step.

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