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Karnataka Home Minister Says SIT Finds No Suicide Note in C J Roy Case

Confident Group leadership publicly rejects harassment allegations by tax officials.

Overview

  • Home Minister G. Parameshwara said investigators are gathering information from Dubai and will decide independently whether to question Income Tax personnel.
  • Police have seized a diary and other materials, and a nine‑page note is under scrutiny, though authorities say no suicide note has been recovered.
  • The case remains registered as an unnatural death, with statements from connected persons being recorded and no abetment‑to‑suicide angle invoked so far.
  • Roy allegedly died by a self‑inflicted gunshot at his Bengaluru office on January 30 while a Kerala I‑T team was present following days of searches.
  • Managing Director T. A. Joseph called the I‑T action routine, denied any harassment or illicit activity, asserted the company is debt‑free, and said projects have resumed; he also denied reports of celebrity investments.