Ex-Meghalaya CM Donkupar Roy Passes Away

FormerMeghalaya Chief Minister and United Democratic Party (UDP) President DonkuparRoy died on Sunday. Roy was 64 at the time of his death.

Roy wasadmitted to a New Delhi hospital for the last 10 days due to some stomachrelated complications and died on Sunday at around 3:15 pm.

Roy servedas the Chief Minister of Meghalaya during the period of 2008-09. He was alsothe head of the UDP. He was first elected as an independent MLA in 1988 fromShella Assembly constituency in East Khasi Hills district.