Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Dec 21: DySP M K Ganapati death case, which led to the resignation of then home minister K J George, has got a new twist now. Judicial inquiry commission, that attracted criticism from the opposition suspecting that it had been formed to protect the minister, is strongly suspecting that DySP Ganapati could have been murdered.

A complete report explaining the details of the death case of DySP will be submitted to the government before January 15. The report is believed to unveil the mystery that is surrounding the death of DySP and make it very clear whether it was a suicide or murder.

According to reliable sources, Crime Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has taken up the investigation of this case as per the directive of the Supreme Court, is also under the suspicion that the death of Ganapati might be a murder. The bullet marks found, in the lodge where DySP committed suicide, by the CBI team during the spot investigation had changed the angle of inquiry completely. Now the angle of investigation of the judicial inquiry commission also is said to be moving towards the same direction as per the information available from reliable sources.

Based on the information that is available so far, witnesses, shortcomings in the inquiry, destruction of important pieces of evidence and the twisting of testimonies have led the inquiry commission to suspect that this might be a case of murder and not suicide.

The points which have led to the suspicion that the death of DySP is a murder according to the commission are the twisted CCTV footage of the lodge during the time of the incident, not sending the CCTV footage to forensic examination, not calling the forensic experts to the spot immediately after the suicide, wrong information conveyed about the CCTV footage, improper spot inquest and information about firing of two round of bullets inside the room where the alleged suicide was committed.

It is also said that the inquiry is also being conducted as to why the DySP hanged himself on the fan when he could have shot himself with his service revolver if he had decided to kill himself. The commission is also suspecting foul play of investigating officers, who did not collect the fingerprints on the fan.

The judicial inquiry commission suspected the honesty of the evidence proof provided by the Kodagu district police and investigating officers and has procured the report from the forensic department itself. The huge variation between the report sent by the forensic laboratory and the one submitted by the investigating officers has also made the suspicion of inquiry commission stronger towards some ulterior motive with regards to the death of Ganapati.

It is also learnt that the commission has made a deep inquiry, through expert psychologists, with regards to the mental condition, depression, facial expressions and the language that is used in the alleged video recording of the interview that DySP is said to have given before his death.

According to retired justice Keshavanarayana, chief of judicial inquiry commission, inquiry in all angles is completed with respect to the death of DySP Ganapati and the report will be submitted to the government before January 15.