Siliguri:
Kanu Sanyal, one of the founder members of the Naxalite movement, was found hanging at his residence at Seftullajote village, 25 km from Siliguri, on Tuesday.
Seventy eight-year-old Sanyal, a bachelor, was suffering from old age related ailments.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, Inspector General of Police (North Bengal) K L Tamta said.
Sanyal was a founder of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) formed in 1969. (
Read: Sanyal, the last of the surviving Naxal triad)
The Naxalite movement started from Naxalbari, a small village in North Bengal on May 25, 1967. It was led by Charu Majumdar and Sanyal.
He was also one of the key leaders behind the abortive Naxalite insurrection attempt by radical communist to initiate an "Indian revolution" by violent means.