Lucknow:
A key official in Mayawati's government, Harminder Raj Singh or Harry, as he was fondly called, was on Sunday flown to Delhi for his cremation.
Early on Sunday morning, he shot himself with a gun.
He was a Principal Secretary in the Housing Department, which is responsible for all multi-crore housing projects across the state and more importantly, Mayawati's pet memorials built across Lucknow. And that's probably why the Opposition is crying foul.
There are many questions being asked like his motive, work pressure, or whereabouts of a possible suicide note.
Some answers may lie with his family, which is too shattered to speak right now. The police say it could be because of his health.
Privately, not many are convinced that a 'happy-go-lucky' Harminder, as described by friends, would take such an extreme step, but are watching the police investigation closely.