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IAS officer found dead in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, March 16
IAS officer D.K.Ravi,
posted as Karnataka's additional commissioner, commercial tax, was found
dead in his official apartment on Monday evening, police said, adding
it seemed a case of suicide.
"Prime facie it appears to be a case
of suicide, as Ravi's body was found hanging from a ceiling fan,"
Police Commissioner M.N. Reddi told reporters here.
The
36-year-old Ravi, of the 2009 batch, was joint commissioner in the
commercial tax department since November 2014 following his transfer
from Kolar where he was deputy commissioner.
"Though we learnt
about death late in the evening from his family members, Ravi could have
committed suicide anytime after 11 a.m. , as he did not respond to
calls since then. He was alone at home at that time," Reddi said.
He
said a three-member special investigation team headed by Deputy
Commissioner of Police (South-East) Rohini Katoch has been set up to
investigate the case.
When Ravi's wife learnt that he did not go
to office till lunch time and was not taking calls since noon, two-three
department officials went to the apartment late afternoon to check if
he was at home.
"As there was no response from inside, the flat was opened with a duplicate key his wife had," Reddi said.
The officials and Ravi's wife were shocked to see him hanging with a piece of cloth tied to the fan.
Ruling
out foul play from the circumstances under which Ravi's body was found,
Reddi said a forensic science team had visited the spot and conducted
preliminary investigation for clues.
"Rohini and Joint
Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar visited the apartment for studying the
scene of incident. The special team will investigate the nature and
time of Ravi's death though we have no doubt at this point of time this
is a case of suicide," Reddi reiterated.
No suicide note was however found.
Police
will check Ravi's mobile records, entries in the reception office of
the apartment, which is in a gated community and footage of the CCTV
cameras in the vicinity to find out who all visited the place in the day
earlier or recently.
State Home Minister K.J. George, Energy
Minister D.K. Shiv Kumar and ruling Congress lawmaker from Kolar
district K.R. Ramesh Kumar and a dozen senior tax officials rushed to
Ravi's apartment for a firsthand account of his untimely death.