The suicide case of Confident Group chairman C.J. Roy got a major twist on Sunday.
New CCTV footage from the Bengaluru office of the company shows that there had been no fight or argument between Roy and the Income Tax Department officials that had conducted the raids on Friday, during which he allegedly killed himself.
The police probe also supported the I-T department's claim that the latter had only been completing procedures related to the seized documents, as per a Manorama News report.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh has constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe #cjroy's sudden death amid an income tax raid.
— THE WEEK (@TheWeekLive) January 31, 2026
(cj roy suicide, income tax raids, cj roy last video, c j roy death, കോൺഫിഡന്റ് ഗ്രൂപ്പ്, സി ജെ റോയ്)https://t.co/jQ2BNJD4OI
This comes after Roy's family and his legal advisor Prakash alleged that the 57-year-old had allegedly killed himself due to the stress from the I-T department raids, and that this stress drove him to take his own life.
Roy's family had further alleged that the raids continued even after his death, as per a Media One report.
This comes a day after his postmortem report was released, which showed that he had died after a single bullet wound through the chest, which had torn through his heart and lungs.
M.N. Aravind, Medical Superintendent of Bowring Hospital, who conducted the postmortem, has also said that the gunshot—fired just once—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's headquarters.
Confident Group chairman #CJRoy's last Instagram post has gone viral again since his death by suicide, garnering more than 7,300 likes. #KeralaNews
— THE WEEK (@TheWeekLive) January 30, 2026
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Meanwhile, Roy's body will be kept for a few hours to allow people to pay their last respects to the business tycoon. The burial is scheduled for 4 PM after the funeral service at St. Joseph's Church.
#WATCH | Bengaluru | Mortal remains of Confident Group Chairman CJ Roy, who died allegedly by suicide on January 30, taken for last rites. pic.twitter.com/pgWQi2KqmB
— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2026
(If you are having suicidal thoughts, or are worried about a friend or need emotional support, someone is always there to listen. Call Sneha Foundation - 04424640050 (available 24x7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences' helpline - 02225521111, which is available Monday to Saturday from 8 AM to 10 PM.)
