BJP Leader Devender Singh Rana Dies At 59

Union Minister Jitendra Singh’s brother and Nagrota MLA Devender Singh Rana passed away at a private hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad on Thursday. Rana, 59, was undergoing treatment at the hospital and is survived by his wife Gunjan Rana, their daughters Devyani and Ketki, and son Adhiraj Singh, according to a BJP leader.

Jitendra Singh rushed to his residence in the Gandhinagar area of Jammu at night as the news of his brother’s death spread. Hundreds of people which also included political ones arrived at the house.

Rana was a BJP leader who switched to politics from business as he erected a multi-crore business. He was considered a strong and vocal voice for the Dogra community in the Jammu region.