Bengaluru, Jan. 31 -- Renowned realtor C.J. Roy (57), the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Confident Group, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his licenced gun, at his office here yesterday, hours after the Income Tax (IT) Department officials conducted raids at his company offices over the allegations of tax evasion.

According to the reports available, Roy came to the office on Langford Road near Richmond Circle in the afternoon and faced IT enquiry for an hour. He also handed over some documents to IT personnel and went inside a room to bring another set of documents.

He reportedly shot himself with a gun and was found bleeding with gunshot injuries inside the room. He was immediately shifted to Narayana Hospital in ...