IAS officer DK Ravi lost money in realty business

Mother Gowramma and father Kariappa (R) at a protest demanding
probe into the death of IAS DK Ravi in Bengaluru (Photo: PTI)
Bengaluru : The late IAS officer D.K. Ravi, who was found hanging in
his flat on Monday evening, wanted to venture out into the real estate
business and had formed ‘R and H Developers’ with his friend Suresh
as a partner.
The firm was floated when he was serving as the Kolar Deputy
Commissioner.
CID sources told Deccan Chronicle that the company had struck some
deals and registered large tracts of land in Suresh’s name. Around 35
acres of land was purchased at Bangarpet area.
They had plans of getting all the required sanctions from sanctioning
authorities and developing the land into a layout.
Mr Ravi also had a joint account operational with Suresh at the
Yelahanka branch of State Bank of Mysore.
But Mr Ravi’s dreams of forming layout were dashed when
Suresh allegedly deceived him and made him bear large part of the
losses.
Police protection sought for Ravi’s parents
Fearing a threat to the lives of IAS officer D.K. Ravi’s kin, and to the
grave of the officer, a local resident on Friday petitioned the director
general of police (DGP) for round-the-clock protection and to take
preventive action against Kunigal legislator D. Nagarajaiah who could
harm the aged couple.
In a complaint submitted to Mr Omprakash, Mr M.N. Shivanna Gowda
has stated that he was anxious about the safety of Mr Kariyappa and
Mrs Gowramma, parents of Mr Ravi, who were “forcefully” brought
from Doddakoppalu to Bengaluru by Mr Nagarajaiah to protest against
the state government on March 18.
“Now, rumours are rife that workers of JD(S) could harm the couple in
an effort to embarrass the state government for refusing to hand over
the case of mysterious death of Mr Ravi to the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI),” his complaint states.
The complaint, a copy of which was made available to Deccan
Chronicle, requested the DGP to register a case against Mr Nagarajaiah
and instruct police officers concerned to take appropriate action.
This complaint was lodged hours after Mrs Gowramma was
hospitalised in Huliyurudurga and his aunt Padmamma passed away
while being rushed to a hospital in Bengaluru on Friday.