 "Karnataka government orders CID probe on death of IAS officer")
Refusing to yield to mounting pressure for a CBI probe into the mysterious death of an upright IAS officer, Karnataka government on Tuesday announced a CID probe into his death that has evoked statewide outrage and protests.
As the 35-year-old IAS officer D K Ravi's death rocked the Assembly with public pressure also building up for a CBI probe, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the Crime Investigation Department would probe the case to unravel the "truth"-whether it was a suicide or murder or due to "some other" reasons.
"Is it a suicide or a murder or has he died of some other reasons, we also want to know the truth. People should also know it," Siddaramaiah told the assembly, asserting that the city police were also efficient, as the Opposition insisted on a CBI probe and stormed into the well of the House.
The opposition protest led to adjournment in the pre-lunch session and after the House reassembled, BJP and JDS MLAs continued their dharna. Speaker Kagodu Thimappa then adjourned the House for the day, but BJP said its members would sit through the night till the demand for CBI probe was met.
Protests marked by sporadic incidents of stone pelting erupted in Kolar district, where Ravi, before being moved to Bengaluru, had served as Deputy Commissioner, taking on sand mafia and striking a chord with people with a pro-poor image. Angry protesters in Kolar stoned the house of local MLA Varthur Prakash and blocked a National Highway placing burning tyres before being chased away by police.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner M N Reddi said that forensically, medically and examination of the situation all point to "prima facie understanding of a suicide." He said Ravi, found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room at his official flat here yesterday, was a "bold officer" and it was natural for people to think he was not a person to have committed suicide.
But, he added, "let us wait for the medical report...no single angle will be untouched.... every angle will be covered. "We have not found any suicide note as of now and prima facie, we don't see any room for foul play," he said.
Reddi said police would examine the CCTV footage from the apartment complex and analyse Ravi's mobile records. Thousands of people turned up on the road leading to Ravi's native village Doddekopalu in Tumakuru district, as they bade an emotional farewell when his body was taken for last rites. Ravi hailed from an agriculturist's family.
As the death of an IAS officer who had taken on the sand mafia sparked protests in Karnataka, the Centre today said it was the responsibility of the state government to handle the situation as it has no role to play.
"The state government should handle the situation. It is difficult for the central government to intervene in the functioning of the state government because they (officers) are directly related to the state," Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told reporters here.
The minister, however, said the issue was serious and it was raised even in Parliament today. "The matter is serious and has been raised in the House. If I say something, then they will say that the Centre is unnecessarily intervening in the affairs of the state government. So, I will wait for the state to respond," he said.
Protests marked by stray incidents of stone-pelting erupted during a bandh in Kolar district today over the death of the IAS officer, D K Ravi who allegedly committed suicide. Ravi had taken on the sand mafia as Deputy Commissioner in Kolar before being posted as Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Enforcement) in Bengaluru.
Refusing to concede the Opposition demand for a CBI probe, Karnataka government today announced a CID inquiry into the death of the upright IAS officer.
As the 35-year-old IAS officer D K Ravi's death rocked the Assembly with public pressure also building up for a CBI probe, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the Crime Investigation Department would probe the case to unravel the "truth"-whether it was a suicide or murder or due to "some other" reasons.
"Is it a suicide or a murder or has he died of some other reasons, we also want to know the truth. People should also know it," Siddaramaiah told the assembly, asserting that the city police were also efficient, as the Opposition insisted on a CBI probe and stormed into the well of the House.
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Protests marked by sporadic incidents of stone pelting erupted in Kolar district, where Ravi, before being moved to Bengaluru, had served as Deputy Commissioner, taking on sand mafia and striking a chord with people with a pro-poor image. Angry protesters in Kolar stoned the house of local MLA Varthur Prakash and blocked a National Highway placing burning tyres before being chased away by police.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner M N Reddi said that forensically, medically and examination of the situation all point to "prima facie understanding of a suicide." He said Ravi, found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room at his official flat here yesterday, was a "bold officer" and it was natural for people to think he was not a person to have committed suicide.
But, he added, "let us wait for the medical report...no single angle will be untouched.... every angle will be covered. "We have not found any suicide note as of now and prima facie, we don't see any room for foul play," he said.
Reddi said police would examine the CCTV footage from the apartment complex and analyse Ravi's mobile records. Thousands of people turned up on the road leading to Ravi's native village Doddekopalu in Tumakuru district, as they bade an emotional farewell when his body was taken for last rites. Ravi hailed from an agriculturist's family.
As the death of an IAS officer who had taken on the sand mafia sparked protests in Karnataka, the Centre today said it was the responsibility of the state government to handle the situation as it has no role to play.
"The state government should handle the situation. It is difficult for the central government to intervene in the functioning of the state government because they (officers) are directly related to the state," Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told reporters here.
The minister, however, said the issue was serious and it was raised even in Parliament today. "The matter is serious and has been raised in the House. If I say something, then they will say that the Centre is unnecessarily intervening in the affairs of the state government. So, I will wait for the state to respond," he said.
Protests marked by stray incidents of stone-pelting erupted during a bandh in Kolar district today over the death of the IAS officer, D K Ravi who allegedly committed suicide. Ravi had taken on the sand mafia as Deputy Commissioner in Kolar before being posted as Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Enforcement) in Bengaluru.
Refusing to concede the Opposition demand for a CBI probe, Karnataka government today announced a CID inquiry into the death of the upright IAS officer.