Kerala CM urges judicial inquiry over real estate tycoon's death during I-T search

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: (Feb 2) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sought a judicial inquiry into the death of real estate tycoon C J Roy during an Income Tax search in Bengaluru on January 30.

In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Vijayan said the incident was "a blot on the tax administration of the country" and pointed to serious lapses in search procedures.

Citing the victim’s brother, he noted allegations of harassment, quoting: "My brother cooperated fully and submitted all documents. Yet the officials kept returning. He told several times that the I-T trouble was unbearable..."