Moitra's last rites performed in Navi Mumbai

MUMBAI: The mortal remains of Vivek Moitra, the long-time secretary to late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan who died under mysterious circumstances, were cremated at the Turbhe crematorium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Mumbai BJP chief Prakash Mehta was among the party leaders who attended the funeral.

Moitra's body was brought here from Delhi on Saturday night at 11 pm and shifted to the Municipal Hospital at Vashi where it was kept for the night.

This morning, the body was brought to the home of Moitra's parents at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai and later taken to Turbhe crematorium.

Moitra's body, kept in the mortuary of AIIMS in New Delhi after autopsy, was handed over to his relatives and BJP MP Haribhau Rathore on Saturday after the completion of official proceedings.