Before dying, Gajendra told sister he had Rs 1.5 lakh for niece's wedding

April 24, 2015 11:19

Minutes before he hanged himself from a tree at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in NewDelhi Wednesday to set off a political furore, Gajendra Singh got a call from his younger sister Rekha Kanwar.

He sounded cheerful and told Rekha he would be with her in Jaipur by evening.

"One couldn't hear him properly because there was cheering, shouting in the background. He said he was at a public rally and promised to return by evening. He said he was carrying Rs 1.5 lakh he had earned from a contract for safa-tying at a Delhi wedding. We were planning to buy furniture, clothes and gifts for our niece whose wedding had been fixed for April 27,' Rekha told The Indian Express.

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