Keshavanarayana to probe DySP's death

The state government on Saturday appointed a retired high court judge to head a panel to probe the suicide of DySP M K Ganapathi. Justice K N Keshavanarayana will look into the circumstances that led to the officer’s death.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had announced a judicial probe into the case. But he rejected the Opposition demand seeking the resignation of Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, who was named by Ganapathi in a statement.

According to an official notification, the commission, which will function from Bengaluru, has six months to submit its report.

Leader of the Opposition Jagadish Shettar had demanded that the Chief Justice of the High Court appoint the judge to head the commission. However, the government made the appointment directly through the home department. Justice Keshavanarayana, a native of Hassan, retired from the high court in 2014. Last year, he was appointed by Governor Vajubhai Vala to probe irregularities in the Visvesvaraya Technological University.