Sir — India’s bitter reality stands exposed over the death of the upright 36-year old IAS officer DK Ravi. He had become a thorn in the flesh of the powerful mafia that calls the shots in Karnataka. What makes Ravi’s death a mystery is that it comes in the backdrop of his proactive role in ensuring people’s welfare and development, helping the poor and punishing wrongdoers wherever he was posted — whether in Kolar or in Bangalore.
It is being said that Ravi was driven to suicide probably under pressure over the risks he took in the course of performing his duties. The popular perception is that Ravi was done to death by certain powerful people connected with real estate in Bangalore. A fair probe is needed to set to rest all speculations. One fails to understand why the Congress’s Siddaramaiah Government is refusing to hand over the investigation to the CBI, even when the Centre has shown its willingness to cooperate. Is there something to hideIJ