Thiruvanthapuram, Feb. 2 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking a judicial inquiry into the "unnatural death" of industrialist CJ Roy, who died by suicide during an Income Tax search in Bengaluru on January 30.

In the strongly worded letter, the Chief Minister termed the incident a "blot on the country's tax administration" and raised serious concerns about alleged procedural lapses during the search. He questioned how Roy was able to access a loaded gun while officials were present, calling it a "serious failure of protocol".

Vijayan also highlighted the family's allegations of harassment by IT officials, citing statements made by Roy's brother. He stressed that only a...