C. J. Roy, 57, chairman of the Confident Group, a real estate firm with footprints in Bengaluru and across Kerala, allegedly shot himself to death at his Langford Town bungalow on Friday.
Roy was found bleeding with bullet wounds, sources said. Though he was rushed to Narayana Hospital in HSR Layout, he was declared “brought dead”, they added.
Income Tax raids were under way against the group in multiple locations in Bengaluru on Friday, when Mr. Roy allegedly ended his life.
Bengaluru City Police confirmed that raids were under way against the firm, but said it was too early to conclude whether this was the reason why the group’s chairman took the extreme step. There is no clarity whether IT sleuths were on the Langford Town premises where Mr. Roy allegedly shot himself.
The Confident Group was raided multiple times by the Income Tax Department earlier. It was facing several cases of tax evasion and was engaged in a long-drawn legal battle against the IT Department in the Appellate Tribunal and the High Court of Karnataka, sources said.
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Published – January 30, 2026 06:39 pm IST
