<p>CBI today registered a preliminary inquiry for investigation into the case relating to the recent unnatural death of an upright IAS officer, which triggered a public outcry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Pursuant to a request by Karnataka and central governments' notification, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary inquiry for investigation...," the agency said in a release here.<br /><br />D K Ravi, who was working as Additional Commissioner of Commercial Tax Enforcement, Bengaluru, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his apartment here on March 16.<br /><br />Police had said it was prima facie a case of suicide but the officer's family did not accept the theory, suspecting foul play in the death of Ravi who had taken on the sand and land mafia.<br /><br />Bowing to public outcry, Karnataka government had ordered a CBI probe, asking the central agency to complete the probe in three months. The agency had rejected the timeline, forcing the state government to come out with a fresh notification without a deadline.<br /><br />On April 13, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) had issued a notification paving the way for a CBI inquiry into the case.</p>
<p>CBI today registered a preliminary inquiry for investigation into the case relating to the recent unnatural death of an upright IAS officer, which triggered a public outcry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Pursuant to a request by Karnataka and central governments' notification, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary inquiry for investigation...," the agency said in a release here.<br /><br />D K Ravi, who was working as Additional Commissioner of Commercial Tax Enforcement, Bengaluru, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his apartment here on March 16.<br /><br />Police had said it was prima facie a case of suicide but the officer's family did not accept the theory, suspecting foul play in the death of Ravi who had taken on the sand and land mafia.<br /><br />Bowing to public outcry, Karnataka government had ordered a CBI probe, asking the central agency to complete the probe in three months. The agency had rejected the timeline, forcing the state government to come out with a fresh notification without a deadline.<br /><br />On April 13, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) had issued a notification paving the way for a CBI inquiry into the case.</p>