Jharkhand tribal leader dies by suicide after alleging harassment by JMM govt., land brokers on Facebook live

The Hindu · PTI · 2026-11-06 15:02 UTC

Tribal leader Nisha Kumari Bhagat allegedly died by suicide after alleging harassment by Jharkhand government and land brokers, prompting calls for an impartial high-level probe.

Tribal activist Nisha Kumari Bhagat allegedly died by suicide in Ranchi on Friday (November 6, 2026) after going live on Facebook, accusing the Jharkhand's Hemant Soren government and land brokers of harassing her.

In the purported live video, available on her Facebook profile, Bhagat is seen crying and alleging that anyone who raised their voice against "Hemant Soren government and its land brokers meant inviting death".

"I should have understood this earlier... People say there is BJP, there is Congress, but there is no one... My parents will be deeply hurt. My father played his role in the Jharkhand agitation. I tried very hard to fight the administration and also tried to talk to them about security... But today I have to embrace my own death because this Hemant Soren government can humiliate women, and I cannot bear this," she said in the video.

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