B’luru IAS officer who took on sand mafia found dead

Young IAS officer DK Ravi was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his St. John’s Wood apartment in Kormangla, Bengaluru. His body was found hanging from the ceiling. The incident occurred within the Madiwala police station limits. Three unidentified men allegedly entered his apartment posing as tax officials. Ravi had served as the DC of Kolar. He had run a crusade against illegal sand mining. He had also exposed several caes of tax evasion by top builders. He had recovered several encroached lands and lakes in Kolar. Born on June 10, 1979, DK Ravi became an IAS officer in 2009.