Bengaluru : Confident Group founder and chairman CJ Roy allegedly shot himself at his office on Friday.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Central Division, Akshay Machindra Hakay, the incident occurred between 3 and 3:15 pm. Hakay said, "The incident would have happened around 3-3.15 pm. Prima facie, it appears the death by gunshot...An investigation is underway, and the crime scene is being thoroughly analysed..."

Roy allegedly shot himself amid ongoing Income Tax raids, as per officials.

CJ Babu, who is the brother of CJ Roy, on Saturday cited an ongoing Income Tax issue as the only known concern, stating Roy had no threats or loans. He added that the family is focused on the cremation process and gathering more information from the office staff.

On Saturday, the wife and son of CJ Roy reached the post-mortem centre at Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru. His wife, Lina Roy, and son, Rohith Roy, arrived at the hospital mortuary along with Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee President Mohammed Nalapad.

Meanwhile, officials said forensic teams, including the Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams, are investigating the case. Officials said Income Tax raids had been conducted at Roy's premises over the past two days.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Friday that a high-level investigation would be conducted into the death of Confident Group Chairman CJ Roy.