RTI activist Ganesh Kondaliya on Tuesday said that even if the death of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer D.K. Ravi resulted from a suicide, the reasons for the same must be investigated as it is a serious matter.
"He was a very confident officer and he was doing his work legally. This is a serious thing given to the circumstances. What really drove him to suicide if it is a suicide? There have to be a strong reason and it must come out. The mysterious thing is that, even if he did suicide, he should have given a message," said
Preliminary investigations suggested that D.K. Ravi committed suicide at his official residence in Bengaluru's Koramangala area.
An officer of 2009 batch, the 36-year-old officer was an Additional Commissioner on deputation with the Commercial Tax department.
"Prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide. His body was found hanging from a ceiling fan," Police Commissioner M N Reddi told reporters.
He added that Ravi's wife found him hanging tied to a piece of cloth in their apartment.
Police said the officer's dead body was discovered around lunch time in the flat.
Police said they are likely to analyze Ravi's mobile records, entry records of his apartment's reception, and CCTV cameras fitted in the vicinity.
State Home Minister K J George, Energy Minister D K Shiv Kumar, Congress lawmaker from Kolar District K R Ramesh Kumar and a dozen senior tax officials paid condolence visits on the Ravi family on hearing about his death.
George said that all angles will be looked into to determine what caused Ravi's death. He also described the death as a great loss to the state of Karnataka.
