Bowing to the family pressure, the Hazratganj police registered a case of murder in connection with the mysterious death of Karnatka cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari on Monday.
On the other hand state government recommended for a CBI probe in the case after the family had met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and had demanded probe of the case by some expert agency. They also had doubted lucknow police expertise in investigating the case and also highlighted the anomalies in the collecting evidences and autopsy of the body. Principal Secretary, Home Arvind Kumar said the state government had recommended for a CBI probe in the mysterious death of IAS officer Anurag Tiwari.
Meanwhile, giving details of the content of the FIR given by IAS officer’s elder brother Mayank, Circle Officer, Hazratganj Awnish Kumar, said the case under section 302 of IPA for murder was registered against unidentified persons around 1.10 PM at Hazratganj Kotwali on Monday.
In the complaint, Mayank stated,” He was found dead on May 17 morning though he was a later riser and never go on morning walk. During discussion he had told me that he was working on some files which may expose some big scam in Food and Civil Supplies department in Karnatak where he was holding the post of Commissioner. He was being pressurized for signing in blank paper which he did not do. That was why he got threat calls and was under tremendous pressure,’ he stated. He further stated that Anurag was an honest officer but due to his honest work he was transferred more that seven eight times during his stint as IAS officer in Karnataka.
Explaining the delay in registering a case, the CO Hazratganj said the family had not lodged any complaint in this regard and so the FIR was not registered. He said the police was probing the case while considering it a mysterious death case. “The SIT was yet to conclude the probe. We are waiting for the FSl report to be concluded before reaching to any conclusion. The police team quizzed the lDA VC on Monday and recorded his statement,’ he said.
IAS officer Anurag Tiwari was found dead outside the State Guest House at Meerabai Marg in the morning on May 17 around 5.30 am. He had a lacerated wound (lW) at his chin while scratches were found at his elbow and knee. The police had rushed the IAS officer to Civil Hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead upon arrival. later when frisked, the cops had recovered Rs 55,00 and an identity card of the IAS officer and this way the cops came to know of his identity.