DK Ravi death case: BJP questions Sonia Gandhi's intervention

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday questioned the intervention of Congress president Sonia Gandhi into IAS officer Dr DK Ravi's death case, accusing her of running the Karnataka Government by a remote control. "Sonia ji's intervention into the ongoing probe of DK Ravi's death case raises many questions. Is she running Karnataka Government by a remote control? Is there a National Congress' angle to entire episode in Karnataka," said party spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is believed to have decided to refer the IAS officer's death probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Chief Minister is expected to announce that the CBI would be entrusted the probe into the IAS officer's death on the floor of the state assembly on Monday, as advised by the Congress president.

Ravi, who was an Additional Commissioner on deputation with the Commercial Tax department, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his house last Monday.

His death has resulted in widespread protests all over Karnataka, with political parties, predominantly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling for a CBI investigation into the matter.