Bengaluru: The late IAS officer D.K. Ravi’s last mobile phone text message to a woman IAS officer, who was his batch mate, clearly suggests that he was going to end his life. It is also revealed that he was desperate to spend some time with her, said sources in the Criminal Investigation Department, which is probing the case.
His messages to the woman officer are being analysed, but the last message read like a death note. “The last message from his phone was sent through WhatsApp and it is around 250 words. It is just like a suicide note and suggests that he was going to end his life. In the message, he has told the woman officer that he was not just her friend, but lover and his life has no meaning if he doesn’t marry a beautiful woman like her. Further, he has written that he was going to enter an eternal life soon and would meet her in their next life,” the source said.
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Some parts of the messages are ‘objectionable’ and it was clear that Mr Ravi was propositioning the woman officer. “It is also said that he had booked a room in a hotel in Mysuru and was forcing her to spend some time with him. It is being investigated,” the source added.
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The message
“I am not just your friend but lover. There is no meaning to my life if I won’t marry a beautiful woman like you. I will enter an eternal life soon. Let lord Shiva rest my soul in peace. Good bye. Meet you in our next birth.”
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Wife and father-in-law grilled
The CID sleuths investigating the Ravi’s death questioned his wife and father-in-law for more than three hours on Friday. A CID team reached the house of Hanumantharayappa, Mr. Ravi’s father-in-law, in Mallathalli around 4 pm and questioning continued till around 7.30 pm. Sources said that the police questioned Hanumantharayappa and Mr Ravi’s wife Kusuma.
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“Details about their personal lives were gathered. Kusuma and her father have given their statements. A set of questions was prepared in advance and the questioning was done on its basis. They answered almost all the questions,” sources in the CID said.
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Did Ravi’s female batchmate call Kusuma?
DK Ravi’s female batchmate, who has come clean on her course mate during her meeting with Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee, reportedly called the daring officer’s wife to offer condolences and to end misgivings about her role in the sordid episode.
Official sources said Mr Ravi’s frequent calls and messages to his course mate allegedly led to marital discord a couple of months ago when his wife Kusuma reportedly sent an sms to his batchmate, asking whether she would keep quiet if her husband behaved in a similar fashion.
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Female IAS officer then allegedly forwarded this message to Mr Ravi who took umbrage when he returned home. At this juncture, Ms Kusuma reportedly promised that she would not do it again, but differences were simmering as Mr Ravi continued to call or message his course mate, sources added.
Sources said Ravi’s female batchmate spoke to Ms Kusuma following a suggestion from a family friend of Mr Ravi’s father-in-law.
