UP Police in dock after new disclosure in IAS officer Anurag Tiwari's death

A new disclosure in the mysterious death of Karnataka cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari, who was found dead near a guest house in the state capital a few days back, has put the police in the dock.
 
It has now come to light that a passer-by had informed the police at 0523 hours that a body lay on the road near the Meerabai Guest House here. The passer-by, whose identity has not been revealed by the police, had called 'Dial 100' to give the information.
 
The revelation assumes significance as the police officials had claimed that they had received information about the body at 0610 hours.
 
On the defensive after the disclosure, the police officials said on Monday that they would probe the information and take stern action if any laxity was found in this connection. Interestingly the cops did not reveal the identity of the passer by, who was on his way home after doing night shift at a company here.
 
Sources said that three cops, who were attached to 'Dial 100' facility, have been suspended on charges of laxity.
 
The family members of the IAS officer said that Tiwari might have been saved if the police had acted in time. ''Anurag may have been alive when the passer-by had informed the police,'' said a family member.
 
Tiwari was rushed to the hospital but was declared brought dead by the doctors.
 
Tiwari, who was commissioner, food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department in Karnataka, was found dead here a few days back. His body was found lying on the side of the road a few metres away from the Guest House.
 
Tiwari’s postmortem report was inconclusive and the doctors preserved his viscera and heart for further forensic examination to ascertain the cause of death. The death of the IAS officer also triggered a political storm in UP with BJP and Congress getting engaged in a sharp exchange of words.