Amid protests over the death of IAS officer DK Ravikumar, who was found hanging in his home in Bengaluru last week, the Karnataka government has handed over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI.
Sonia Gandhi, the president of the state's ruling Congress, had written to the officer's wife assuring a fair investigation into his death and had also spoken to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah last week. Her assurance came after DK Ravi's mother wrote an open letter to her, which was published in the newspapers.
The police then said it appeared to be a case of suicide, which led to outrage and protests by the officer's family, friends and opposition parties.
On Sunday, the High Court stopped the government from making public an initial report on what it called the "unnatural death" of the officer.
Last week, the officer's family members protested outside the state assembly until the Chief Minister arrived and spoke to them.
"We respect public sentiment. We are not doing anything for political gains," Mr Siddaramaiah said in the house, confronting allegations that he had acted only after his party president stepped in.
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