Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has concluded its probe into the high-profile suicide case of Confident Group Founder and Chairman C.J. Roy, which occurred during Income Tax (IT) raids at his Bengaluru office. Officials have concluded that Roy died by suicide due to depression, officials stated on Friday.The government had handed over the investigation to the SIT following allegations that pressure from Income Tax (IT) officials had led to Roy’s death.However, t…
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Kochi/Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the death of Confident Group Chairman C. J. Roy has found no evidence to support allegations that Income Tax Department officials harassed or pressured him prior to his death. As the investigation enters its final phase, officials say preliminary findings point to severe business-related stress as the likely trigger behind the suspected suicide.The SIT has confirmed that Roy was not questioned by Income Tax officials on …
Bengaluru, Feb 10 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Tuesday stated that the investigation into the suicide of industrialist C.J. Roy is making progress. “Details are being gathered from Dubai, and the questioning of Income Tax (IT) officers has been left to the discretion of the Special Investigation Team (SIT),” he said.It can be recalled, C.J. Roy, founder and chairman of the Confident Group, allegedly shot himself at his office in Bengaluru recently while an Income Tax rai…
Kochi, Feb 9 (IANS) Confident Group Managing Director T.A. Joseph on Monday sought to allay concerns over the company’s stability following the death of its founder and chairman C.J. Roy, asserting that the real estate major remains financially sound, operationally active, and unaffected by the tragic incident.Addressing the media in Kochi, Joseph said Roy’s absence would not disrupt projects or client commitments, stressing that Confident Group is a “zero-debt company” with no borrowing…
Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IANS) Responding to allegations by the family of Bengaluru-based industrialist, Confident Group Founder and Chairman C.J. Roy, that pressure by the Income Tax department pushed him to suicide, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara stated that it was too early to link the death to the I-T pressure.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Parameshwara said, “Everything will be ascertained once the probe is completed. Until then, we cannot arrive at any conclusion. It ca…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking a judicial probe into the unnatural death of C.J. Roy in the midst of a search action by the Income Tax personnel on January 30.“I write this letter to share the deep sorrow of the people of Kerala on the unnatural death of Roy. The business community and the civil society are shocked on hearing about this event. Let me state at the outset that this …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) Political leaders cutting across party lines in Kerala on Saturday called for a comprehensive investigation into the suicide of prominent industrialist and Confident Group chairman C.J. Roy in Bengaluru, amid reports that the incident occurred during a raid by central agencies.Roy allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself at his office in Bengaluru on Friday. The motive behind the incident is yet to be ascertained. The shooting reportedly occurred during …
Bengaluru, Jan 31 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara stated on Saturday that the state police investigating the death of known industrialist, Confident Group Founder and Chairman C.J. Roy during the raid by the Income Tax (IT) Department in Bengaluru, will first look at the suicide angle.He said the police are currently not looking at the angle of alleged pressure by the IT Department officials, leading to his death. “During the course of investigation, if any matters come up, then i…
Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS) Confident Group Founder and Chairman C.J. Roy allegedly shot himself dead at his office in Bengaluru on Friday. The cause behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained. Preliminary investigations have revealed that Roy shot himself during an IT raid on his office. However, the police stated that it is a matter of investigation.The incident occurred at his property on Longford Road in Bengaluru, which falls under the Ashoknagar police station limits.Bengaluru Police Commiss…
Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS) In a major development, Confident Group Founder and Chairman C.J. Roy allegedly shot himself dead at his office in Bengaluru on Friday. The cause behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained. The incident occurred at his property on Longford Road in Bengaluru, which falls under the Ashoknagar police station limits. The Confident Group is one of the prominent real estate companies in the country. Police stated that the IT Department sleuths arrived in two vehicles and raid…