Ashwini Kumar News

In a letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, Kumar said, "Having given my thoughtful consideration to the matter, I have concluded that in the present circumstances and consistent with my dignity, I can best subserve larger national causes outside the party-fold."

Former Governor of Manipur and Nagaland and ex-Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ashwani Kumar, who allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Shimla on Wednesday, had revealed that he ended his life due to ‘disease and disability’. According to Sanjay Kundu, Director General of Police (DGP), Himachal Pradesh, Ashwani Kumar had left a suicide note explaining why he took the extreme step to end his life. "We found a suicide note in which he wrote that he is ending his life due to disease and disability, of his own free will. He said his soul is embarking on a new journey and everyone needed to be happy, and that there should be no rituals or ceremonies," the DGP told media.

Former Bihar minister Madhu Varma and Dr Ashwini Kumar were sent to CBI remand for five days by a local court on Wednesday. 

The Supreme Court will hear on September 14 a fresh plea seeking appointment of Lokpal and Lokayuktas at the Centre and in states as provided for in the central legislation passed in 2013.

IOC described late Ashwini Kumar as someone who spent his whole career promoting Olympic values at the highest level.