Overview
- The state announced the SIT after Roy’s family alleged intense pressure from Income Tax officials conducting multi-day searches of Confident Group.
- Police have seized the pistol, a diary, and two mobile phones, and they are reviewing CCTV, call records, and other digital data alongside ballistic analysis.
- A post-mortem found a close-range gunshot that pierced Roy’s heart and lungs, according to investigators briefed on the examination.
- Bengaluru police say the case is prima facie a self-inflicted shooting and have registered an unnatural death case based on a company director’s complaint, with abetment contingent on evidence.
- Officials say a Kerala I-T team questioned Roy at his Langford Town office before he went to his cabin around 3 pm; he was later declared dead at Narayana Hospital, and tax authorities insist their conduct was cordial.