BENGALURU: After being accused of aiding the suicide of a senior police officer, KJ George has quit the Congress government in Karnataka. George, 58, had been resisting demands for his resignation, claiming there was no direct evidence of his role in the death of MK Ganapathi who was found hanging in uniform last week.
The deceased had accused George of harassing him, in a television interview. Ganapathi, mere hours before his death, had told a TV channel that the minister and two other senior police officers were persecuting him with fake charges of corruption and involvement in extra judicial killings. While his wife has backed his version, his brother said he was in poor mental health. George had the support of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, however, a local court ordered the police to include George in its chargesheet. The opposition has ever since pressurising the CM and George, accusing them of attempting a cover up by refusing to hand the investigation to the CBI.
Parties also said he cannot remain in office if a fair inquiry is to take place. Siddaramaiah's government has been facing flak on multiple occasions with the police force in recent times. Just recently another Deputy Superintendent of Police killed himself after he was accused of involvement in a kidnapping case. Anupama Shenoy, a woman officer resigned a couple of weeks ago amid reports of political interference in her work.
