Confident Group chairman CJ Roy's brother tells what was troubling him before his death

Confident Group chairman CJ Roy allegedly died by suicide at his office in Bengaluru on Friday while Income Tax officials were conducting raids at his premises, according to officials. Police said investigations are ongoing, with forensic teams examining the scene. CJ Roy’s brother, CJ Babu, said the only known issue was related to the ongoing Income Tax matter and added that Roy did not have any threats or loans. He said the family is currently focused on the cremation and gathering information from office staff.

Speaking to ANI, CJ Babu said he last spoke to his brother on Friday morning and had no details about the Income Tax case. He said Roy had no loans in his name.

"I have to meet the family to discuss the cremation. No other...Other than the Income Tax issue, he had no other issues. That I am very sure of. He didn't have threats or loans. But I don't know what happened with the Income Tax. I will have to go and find out...Let the truth come out. Let us see what will happen...I last spoke with him at 10.40 am yesterday. He called me twice...I will see what the other office staff have to say, I will meet them and get back to you," CJ Babu said.

Family members reach post-mortem centre

On Saturday, CJ Roy’s wife Lina Roy and son Rohith Roy reached the post-mortem centre at Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru. They arrived at the hospital mortuary along with Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee President Mohammed Nalapad.

Police and forensic investigation underway

Officials said forensic teams, including the Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams, are investigating the case. They confirmed that Income Tax raids were conducted at Roy’s premises over the last two days.

Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said, "An incident occurred today within the limits of Ashok Nagar police station, where the chairman of the Confident Group (CJ Roy) shot himself. The SOCO and FSL teams are investigating the matter. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead."

He added, "The Income Tax team had been searching his premises for the past 2-3 days. A team from Kerala had also come. The police are in contact with the family members, who are currently not in India and are arriving by flight today. As of now, it appears to be a case of suicide. According to preliminary information, an IT raid has been underway for the past two days. There had been raids before as well. We are yet to have the details of that."

State government orders high-level probe

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Friday that a high-level investigation would be conducted into the death of Confident Group chairman CJ Roy.

(Inputs from ANI)