A CBI probe was on Monday recommended by the Uttar Pradesh government into the death of IAS officer Anurag Tiwari after his family told Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that they suspected foul play as he was about to expose a “big scam” in a Karnataka government department.
Earlier UP Police registered a case after the Tiwari family met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seeking a CBI probe.
“An FIR has been registered in Hazratganj police station against unidentified persons in IAS officer Anurag Tiwari's case under IPC section 302 (murder). The complaint was lodged by his brother Mayanak,” Circle Officer, Hazratganj, Avanish Kumar Mishra told PTI.
Earlier, the family members of the officer met the chief minister and pressed for a CBI probe.
“We are not satisfied with the police probe. We have requested the CM to recommend a CBI probe,” Mayank told reporters.
Tiwari, 36, was found dead on May 17, his birthday, under mysterious circumstances near a guest house, where he was staying, in the high-security Hazratganj area here.
His family had alleged foul play. He was posted as commissioner in the department of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs in Bengaluru.
“My son was very honest. Corrupt officers did not like him. They must have somehow got him murdered,” Tiwari's father B N Tiwari had alleged in Bahraich, his native place.