Traces of poison have been found in the body of late Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] leader Pramod Mahajan's [ Images ] secretary Bibek Maitra, sources in AIIMS hospital where the autopsy was conducted said on Saturday.

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"There were traces of poison. The Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory will now determine the type of poison," they told PTI.

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Maitra died in the wee hours of Friday after suspected poisoning while Mahajan's son Rahul was admitted to Appollo Hospital in Delhi [ Images ] in a serious condition.