Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan seeks judicial inquiry into CJ Roy's 'unnatural death'

• Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to FM Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting a judicial inquiry into the 'unnatural death' of industrialist CJ Roy.
• CJ Roy, Confident Group chairperson, allegedly died by suicide at his Bengaluru office during an Income Tax search operation.
• Vijayan highlighted alleged procedural lapses, questioning how Roy accessed a loaded gun while IT officials were present.
• The CM termed the incident a 'blot on the country’s tax administration' and cited family allegations of harassment by IT officials.
• Vijayan urged the Centre for an impartial, time-bound judicial inquiry by a former constitutional court judge to uncover the truth and prevent future incidents.

Why It Matters: Kerala CM seeks judicial probe into industrialist CJ Roy's death during IT raid, citing procedural lapses.