A former MP of India who was suspended from his party over the Saradha chit fund scam, has attempted suicide by taking 58 sleeping pills.
Suspended Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh has been in Kolkata's Presidency Jail since he was arrested in November last year, NDTV reports.
According to police, Ghosh took 58 sleeping pills and then informed jail officials that he had taken them.
"His stomach has reportedly been washed and he is out of danger but in a serious state," police sources said.
Ghosh was the chief of Saradha Group's media operations.
On Monday, he had threatened in court that he will take his own life if the "real culprits" behind the scam are not arrested.
Ghosh was the only Trinamool leader who was named in the Central Bureau of Investigation's first charge sheet in the Saradha case, which is being investigated in Bengal and Odisha.
The Saradha Group operated a Ponzi scheme offering massive returns of 40% and more until it collapsed last year, leaving lakhs of small investors bankrupt in West Bengal and Odisha. The collapse triggered huge protests; three investors committed suicide.
The Supreme Court of India had in July ordered the CBI to probe "the involvement of higher-ups including politicians and aspects of money laundering."
