- Bibek Maitra
Bibek Biman Maitra was
Bharatiya Janata Party 's (BJP) General SecretaryPramod Mahajan 's secretary. The media used to pronounce Bibek Maitra's name as Vivek Moitra [On his Boss' secret service: Rediff [http://ia.rediff.com/news/2006/jun/02rahul2.htm] ] He always insisted that his name be pronounced as Bibek.Life
After completing his post-gradation in law from the
Mumbai University , he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party's Student wing. During this period he started assisting Gopinath Munde, (Pramod Mahajan 's brother-in-law). With this he started becoming close to Pramod Mahajan and very soon Mr. Mahajan appointed him as his secretary. He worked for almost 15 years with Mahajan.He was also known for his lavish lifestyle and the parties he attended, but only after his death was this were reported in the media. He remained bachelor through out his life. Bibek was Mahajan's close confident and used to handle all his financial matters.
Death
Bibek died on
June 1 ,2006 . The autopsy report released by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS ) stated that the cause of the death was due todrug overdose .On the night of May 31, he was allegedly having champagne with Pramod Mahajan's son
Rahul . Sahil Zaroo, a 21 year old friend of Bibek came visiting them at Pramod Mahajan's official bungalow inDelhi at 7, Safdurjung Road. It also alleged that Sahil brought cocaine on that night with other three of his friends.Due to the lethal combination of
Cocaine and Champagne, Bibek started to vomit and was rushed toApollo Hospital inNew Delhi byHarish Sharma (Pramod Mahajan's Secretary). Bibek was declared dead on arrival. However it is still a matter of argument as to why they were rushed to a private hospital which was 15 km. away rather than going to a reputed Government Hospital (AIIMS) which was just 2 km. away.However his family and close associates still maintain that it was attempt to poison both Rahul and Bibek and deny the charges the they were in the habit of taking drugs. [ IndiaNews [http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/9405.asp] ]
He father, a retired bureaucrat had settled in
Khargar ,Navi Mumbai and Bibek was cremated atTurbhe .Reference and Notes
External links
* [http://in.rediff.com/news/rahul06.html The Rahul Mahajan drug abuse case on Rediff]
* [http://ia.rediff.com/news/2006/jun/02rahul2.htm Bibek on his boss's secret service]
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