Karnataka DySP Suicide: After Court Orders FIR, KJ George Resigns

DySP MK Ganapathi’s widow protested at the Kushalnagar police station on Sunday when they refused to file an FIR.

Deputy Superintendent of Police MK Ganapathi had committed suicide in a lodge in Mangaluru on Thursday. (Photo: TNM)

After a local court ordered an FIR against Bengaluru Development minister KJ George, the latter has now tendered his resignation.

I have voluntarily tendered my resignation to the Chief Minister so that the probe is impartial.

KJ George on his resignation

He added that he would seek legal aid for further action.

The widow of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) MK Ganapathi, along with his kin, had earlier protested at the Kushalnagar rural police station on Sunday asking the police to book a case against George, ADGP AM Prasad and IGP Pranob Mohanty.

The protest started after the police refused to file an FIR over the officer’s suicide.

Ganapathi’s wife Pavana and their son Nehal, who went to complain against the minister and the officer, were told that they will not take the complaint until the sub-inspector was back.

Ganapathi (51) had committed suicide in a lodge in Mangaluru on Thursday.

Meanwhile, BJP and JD(S) leaders asked for a CBI probe and demanded George’s resignation.

The combined opposition can put real pressure on the government, which has become thick-skinned, and force it to hand over the case to CBI. There is a direct allegation against Minister KJ George and two senior officers. Mr George should resign and two officers should be suspended. 

BJP and JD(S) leaders

Ganapathi’s father alleged that he was forced by the police to sign a letter which stated that there were marital disputes between Ganapathi and Pavana, and that the DySP was under depression. He was reportedly forced to sign the letter, the contents of which were unknown to him, before the police handed over the body for postmortem.

However, his brother MK Thammaiah claimed that Ganapathi had problems in his marriage and was under depression.

(With inputs from The News Minute and The Deccan Chronicle)