Reports suggest that Roy shot himself with his service revolver at his residence in Mumbai at 1.40 pm. He was suffering from cancer and was being administered steroids.

Himanshu Prasad Roy, Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) Centre for Political Studies, told Asianet Newsable, “As of now, JDM (Jhhuggi-Jhopri, Dalit, and Muslims) is intact with ...