Confident Group Chairman CJ Roy was found dead on Friday, January 30, at his Langford Road office. According to the police, Roy shot himself with a gun during an Income Tax raid at his office.
Roy was rushed to a small private hospital and then shifted to Narayana Hospital at HSR layout for immediate medical attention, but he was confirmed dead. According to the police, he reached his office on Richmond Road in the afternoon.
"The income tax team was searching the premises for last two to three days. We are not aware of all details. A team from Kerala had come. Police are in touch with the family members who are not in India. They are coming by flight today," Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar.
Roy, was in possession of a licensed gun, his brother told Babu told a Malayalam Channel. Babu also alleged that Income Tax officials had been troubling Roy and the raids had been going on for three days.
Confident Group is a major real estate developer that operates in several southern Indian states, including Kerala and Karnataka.
Confident Projects (India) Pvt Ltd has been involved in tax litigation with the Income Tax Department in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and Karnataka High Court over assessment and tax issues. These include disputes over tax assessments and appellate proceedings.
CJ Roy, a native of Kerala's Kochi, has also produced Malayalam films, including Mohanlal's big-budget movie Casanova (2012). Confident Group was also the title sponsor for a few seasons of the Malayalam TV reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam, hosted by Mohanlal.
Further details about Roy's death and post-mortem proceedings are awaited.
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Tamil Nadu:
State health department's suicide helpline: 104
Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre - 044-24640050 (listed as the sole suicide prevention helpline in Tamil Nadu)
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