Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 30 : Confident Group founder and chairman C J Roy allegedly shot himself at his office following ongoing Income Tax raids, officials said.
According to officials, the incident occurred today, and FSL and SOCO teams are investigating. Officials said an IT raid had been conducted over the past two days.
Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said, "An incident occurred today within the limits of Ashok Nagar police station, where the chairman of the Confident Group (C.J. Roy) shot himself. The SOCO (Scene of Crime Officer) team and the FSL team are investigating the matter. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead."
He added, "The Income Tax team had been searching his premises for the past 2-3 days. A team from Kerala had also come. The police are in contact with the family members, who are currently not in India and are arriving by flight today. As of now, it appears to be a case of suicide. According to preliminary information, an IT raid had been going on for the past two days. There had been raids before as well. We are yet to have the details of that."
Further investigation into the case is underway.