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Confident Group Vows Project Completion After Chairman’s Death

File Photo KOCHI: Following the alleged suicide of its chairman in Bengaluru last week, Confident Group reaffirmed on Monday that it is a zero-debt, zero-investor company. The firm reassured customers that all ongoing projects will be completed as scheduled. Confident Group’s MD, T A Joseph, clarified that a recent Income Tax audit at their Bengaluru office was routine and that IT officials had not engaged in “extreme harassment” during the inspection. His comments come in light of the controversy surrounding the alleged suicide of chairman C J Roy during the IT inspection on January 30. Joseph emphasized that IT officials…

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Karnataka Home Minister Orders Probe into Confident Group Chair’s Suicide

Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of your content: BENGALURU: On Saturday, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara announced that authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Confident Group chairperson C J Roy, who reportedly committed suicide in his office while Income Tax officials were present. Parameshwara shared with reporters that the Income Tax Department had previously conducted searches at Roy’s firm and was in the process of finalizing necessary protocols. “Last December, there was a raid at his company. According to regulations, a charge sheet must be filed within 60 days in court. The need for finalization was urgent,…

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Founder of Confident Group self-shoots during I-T raid in Bengaluru

BENGALURU | KOCHI: C J Roy, founder and chairman of the Confident Group real estate firm, tragically took his own life on Friday afternoon, as confirmed by Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh. Singh stated that Income Tax (I-T) searches had been ongoing in Bangalore for the past three days. At the age of late 50s, Roy suffered a gunshot wound from his licensed firearm at his office near Richmond Circle. Staff rushed to his aid after hearing the gunshot, only to find him in critical condition. Despite immediate efforts to transport him to a hospital, he was pronounced dead…