Body of a businessman, facing probe for tax evasion was found hanging at his home located in Ashoka Heights in Raipur on Thursday.
A suicide note was found with the body, informed City Superintendent of Police (CSP), Rakesh Bhatt.
The deceased was identified Raju alias Rajkumar Agrawal (51) resident of Ashoka Heights located in Mowa area, he said. Notably, a few days back the Police and Commercial Tax Department had identified a few firms that allegedly indulging in massive tax evasion. Cases were registered against these companies.
CSP Bhatt informed that a case of cheating was registered against Koteshwar Rao owner of Krishna Sales Corporation with Devendra Nagar police station.
Rao’s company had shown purchasing of different items from the Rajkumar Agrawal’s firm Bansal Steel to the tune of several crores of rupees. However, during investigation it was found that Rajkumar Agrawal’s firm never existed. He was being questioned in this connection, Bhatt maintained.
Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police, Raipur OP Pal told the The Pioneer over phone said the company that was connected with deceased was under the lens of police department. However, the SP denied of any kind of pressure built by police on the deceased that could have forced him to take his life.
According to the suicide note made available by the police, Agrawal had urged his relative to save his family from the trouble he had created and he was also asking family members to forgive him for taking this extreme measure, police said.