New Delhi, April 20 -- Former Inspector General (IG) and Director General of Police (DGP) of Karnataka, Om Prakash, was found dead in his Bengaluru residence in the HSR layout area under mysterious circumstances on Sunday.

Cops discovered Prakash's body with several injury marks, raising suspicion of foul play. Police have begun questioning his wife, Pallavi, and his daughter, a PTI report said.

Prakash's body was found lying in a pool of blood on the ground floor of his three-storied residence in the upscale society. Pallavi had informed the police about the incident, the report said.

The 68-year-old IPS officer from the 1981 batch, hailed from Champaran, Bihar and had an MSc in Geology. He was appointed as the DGP of Karnataka on Mar...