A day after announcing a CBI probe into the mysterious death of an upright IAS officer, Karnataka government on Tuesday issued an order entrusting the case to the central agency with a mandate to complete the probe in three months.
Facing rising public outcry and pressure from Opposition, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had on Monday in the Assembly announced a CBI probe into the death of D K Ravi, and asserted that his government never intended to hush up the case or protect anyone.
There had been a clamour for CBI probe from Opposition parties and the family of Ravi, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his flat on March 16. The state government had handed over the probe to CID. "Government hereby accords sanction for investigation into unnatural death of D K Ravi, IAS officer, registered at Madiwala Police Station, Bengaluru, under UDR No. 47/2015 u/s 174 CrPC (Police to enquire and report on suicide) to the CBI under section 5 & 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act 1946," the govt order issued on Tuesday read.
Facing rising public outcry and pressure from Opposition, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had on Monday in the Assembly announced a CBI probe into the death of D K Ravi, and asserted that his government never intended to hush up the case or protect anyone.
There had been a clamour for CBI probe from Opposition parties and the family of Ravi, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his flat on March 16. The state government had handed over the probe to CID. "Government hereby accords sanction for investigation into unnatural death of D K Ravi, IAS officer, registered at Madiwala Police Station, Bengaluru, under UDR No. 47/2015 u/s 174 CrPC (Police to enquire and report on suicide) to the CBI under section 5 & 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act 1946," the govt order issued on Tuesday read.