Bengaluru: The late IAS officer D.K. Ravi, who was found hanging in his flat on Monday evening, wanted to venture out into the real estate business and had formed ‘R and H Developers’ with his friend Suresh as a partner.
The firm was floated when he was serving as the Kolar Deputy Commissioner.
CID sources told Deccan Chronicle that the company had struck some deals and registered large tracts of land in Suresh’s name. Around 35 acres of land was purchased at Bangarpet area.
They had plans of getting all the required sanctions from sanctioning authorities and developing the land into a layout.
Mr Ravi also had a joint account operational with Suresh at the Yelahanka branch of State Bank of Mysore.
But Mr Ravi’s dreams of forming layout were dashed when
Suresh allegedly deceived him and made him bear large part of the losses.
Police protection sought for Ravi’s parents
Fearing a threat to the lives of IAS officer D.K. Ravi’s kin, and to the grave of the officer, a local resident on Friday petitioned the director general of police (DGP) for round-the-clock protection and to take preventive action against Kunigal legislator D. Nagarajaiah who could harm the aged couple.
In a complaint submitted to Mr Omprakash, Mr M.N. Shivanna Gowda has stated that he was anxious about the safety of Mr Kariyappa and Mrs Gowramma, parents of Mr Ravi, who were “forcefully” brought from Doddakoppalu to Bengaluru by Mr Nagarajaiah to protest against the state government on March 18.
“Now, rumours are rife that workers of JD(S) could harm the couple in an effort to embarrass the state government for refusing to hand over the case of mysterious death of Mr Ravi to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),” his complaint states.
The complaint, a copy of which was made available to Deccan Chronicle, requested the DGP to register a case against Mr Nagarajaiah and instruct police officers concerned to take appropriate action.
This complaint was lodged hours after Mrs Gowramma was hospitalised in Huliyurudurga and his aunt Padmamma passed away while being rushed to a hospital in Bengaluru on Friday.
