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Suicide of IAS officer creates a stir in Karnataka
Suicide of IAS officer creates a stir in Karnataka On Tuesday, protests marked by stray incidents of stone pelting erupted during a bandh in Kolar district of Karnataka over the alleged suicide death of IAS officer D K Ravi who took on the sand mafia in the state.
On Tuesday, protests marked by stray incidents of stone pelting erupted during a bandh in Kolar district of Karnataka over the alleged suicide death of IAS officer D K Ravi who took on the sand mafia in the state. The protesters included some political leaders who demanded a CBI probe into the mystery suicide.
Even as police said they were probing his death from "every angle" angry protesters in Kolar district took to streets and also blocked a National Highway placing burning tyres before they were chased away by police. The house of local MLA in Kolar Varthur Prakash was pelted with stones but police rushed and dispersed the protesters.
The 35-year-old IAS officer had taken on the sand mafia as Deputy Commissioner before being posted as Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Enforcement) in Bengaluru. On Monday, the IAS officer had allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan in his room at his official flat in Bengaluru.
Public have also taken to social media to show support for the deceased officer. A Facebook community demanding CBI enquiry into the officer's death already has over 8,000 likes. Bengaluru Police Commissioner M.N. Reddi said that forensically, medically and examination of the situation point towards a suicide.
