Confident Group Founder C J Roy Dies by Suicide Amid I-T Searches in Bengaluru

• C J Roy, founder and chairman of Confident Group, shot himself dead with his licensed firearm in his Bengaluru office.
• The incident occurred between 3 pm and 3:30 pm on Friday, during ongoing Income Tax searches at his premises.
• Roy was found by staff members after a gunshot and was rushed to Narayana Hospital, where he was declared dead.
• Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh confirmed the apparent suicide and stated an investigation is underway.
• I-T searches, led by a team from Kerala, had been ongoing for three days, with initial searches starting two months prior.

Why It Matters: Confident Group founder C J Roy died by suicide during Income Tax searches at his Bengaluru office.