CJ Roy allegedly shot himself at the office of his real estate company in Bengaluru on Friday.<\/b>
\nOpposition parties on Saturday sought an investigation into the death of Confident Group chairperson CJ Roy, saying that the facts behind the incident should be brought to light, PTI reported.
Roy, who was from Kerala, allegedly shot himself dead on Friday afternoon at the office of his real estate company in Bengaluru allegedly during an income tax raid, the news agency quoted unidentified police officers as saying.
His brother, Babu CJ, claimed that pressure because of the raids may have forced Roy to die by suicide, The Hindu reported.
\u201cIT sleuths came to my house as well on January 22 and asked for a lot of documents, which I gave,\u201d the newspaper quoted Babu as saying. \u201cBut the raids put my brother under stress. But when I spoke to him at 11 am, Friday morning, he sounded normal. I don\u2019t know what they asked him and what pushed him over the brink.\u201d
On Saturday, MV Govindan, the state secretary of Kerala\u2019s ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist), asked why central agencies had been unable to act in a more humane manner when carrying out raids and during their other activities, PTI reported.
The raid on Roy\u2019s office continued even after his death, the news agency quoted Govindan as having claimed.
CPI(M) leader and Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim also said that an investigation should be conducted into whether Roy was a victim of alleged pressure tactics allegedly used by central agencies.
Congress MLA VD Satheesan, the leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, said that there was a \u201cmystery\u201d behind the death of the businessman and sought an investigation into the matter.
\u201cIt is not clear what kind of harassment he faced at the hands of the IT officials,\u201d PTI quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n