US EditionKerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan demands judicial enquiry into realtor C.J. Roy’s suspected suicide during IT raid
Kerala CM demands probe into procedural lapses and harassment by Income Tax officials after tycoon C J Roy died by suicide during Bengaluru office search, citing safety failures.
- On January 30, realtor C.J. Roy died by suicide during an Income Tax search at his Bengaluru office, and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanded a judicial inquiry in a February 1 letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
- Roy's family alleges the Income Tax Department pursued C.J. Roy relentlessly despite his cooperation, while officials say he asked for five minutes before shooting himself during questioning on Friday.
- Vijayan noted it was surprising that Roy accessed a loaded firearm during the search and flagged non‑compliance with search-and-seizure operation protocols, including the presence of two independent witnesses.
- Vijayan demanded a judicial inquiry headed by a former constitutional court judge, and Bengaluru Police constituted SIT led by C Vamshi Krishna to probe Roy's death.
- Vijayan contrasted the death with the Centre's Non-Intrusive Usage of Data to Guide and Enable policy and said an impartial examination of legal and administrative procedures is needed to ensure due diligence and prevent similar tragedies.
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