Days after properties belonging to Congress leader and former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara were searched by the Income Tax Department, the Congress leader’s personal assistant Ramesh was found dead on Saturday morning, 12 October. Ramesh was found hanging from a tree on the Sai Grounds at the Jnana Bharathi University campus in Bengaluru.
A suicide note has been found in a car that was parked nearby. However, the police are waiting for a forensic team to reach the spot before they access the note. Bengaluru police told TNM that Ramesh’s family has filed a complaint with them and based on the complaint, a case will be filed.
The police are yet to confirm whether Ramesh was also searched by the Income Tax Department during the searches held on 9 October, but said that he may have been called by officials for questioning.