The postmortem report of Confident Group chairman C.J. Roy, who died by suicide on Friday amid an Income Tax Department raid at his Bengaluru office, was released on Saturday.
A single 6.35mm bullet (0.25 caliber) was found to have pierced his body via the left chest, torn through the heart and lungs, and then exited through the back, according to M.N. Aravind, Medical Superintendent of Bowring Hospital, who conducted the postmortem.
Bengaluru, Karnataka | Confident Group owner CJ Roy found dead | The Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, Seemanth Kumar Singh, has ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and directed that the investigation of the case be transferred to the said team.…
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Aravind added that the gunshot—fired just once at the chest—had instantly killed Roy, and that blood samples collected from the scene were being tested, as per a Manorama Online report.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe Roy's sudden death amid the income tax raid on Confident Group.
#WATCH | Confident Group owner CJ Roy found dead | Karnataka: Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar singh leaves after meeting State Home Minister G Parameshwara at Sadashivanagara residence. pic.twitter.com/q1YT9yNbHg
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Founded by Roy in 1991, the conglomerate is involved in real estate, education, entertainment, and hospitality.
The SIT will be led by Joint Commissioner of Police (West Zone), C. Vamshi Krishna, while Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Division), Lokesh Jagalasar, will serve as the Investigating Officer.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Division), Akshay Hake, will also be part of the team, in addition to senior officers from various divisions and special units.
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The main allegation levelled against the I-T department officials by Roy's legal advisor Prakash and his family is the stress they caused him due to the raids, which they claim drove him to take his own life. The business tycoon's family has further alleged that the raids continued even after his death.
This includes three days of questioning, led by the I-T department's Additional Commissioner Krishna Prasad, which come after a December 2025 raid at the Confident Group office. The family claimed that all documents requested at the time had also been provided.
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