BENGALURU: A 35-year-old woman contractor, who used to supply materials to beneficiaries under an employment scheme of the Karnataka Bhovi Development Corporation (KBDC), ended her life on Friday after she was questioned on Thursday by CID sleuths, probing the alleged misappropriation of funds in the corporation.
Based on her 11-page death note, a deputy superintendent of police (DySP) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been booked for abetment to suicide.
The deceased has been identified as Jeeva of Padmanabhanagar. Police said Jeeva ended her life between 5 am and 9 am on Friday at her house. Jeeva’s sister found her hanging from a ceiling fan using a saree around 10 am. She found the note in the room and alerted the police.
Police said Jeeva was questioned by CID sleuths on Thursday in connection with transfer of funds to her bank account from the account of the corporation.
“In her 11-page death note, Jeeva stated that she was taking the extreme step due to the alleged harassment by an officer during questioning on Thursday. Based on the note and a complaint filed by her sister, we have booked CID DySP Kanakalakshmi under Section 108 (abetment to suicide) of BNS,” a senior police officer told TNIE.
CID probe ordered in 2023
The alleged scam in the corporation took place during 2021-22. More than Rs 97 crore released by the state government under the employment scheme to the corporation was allegedly misused in the names of 500 beneficiaries. The government ordered a probe into the alleged scam in 2023.
Investigations by CID revealed that R Leelavathi, former managing director, Dr BK Nanjappa, general manager, PD Subbappa, office superintendent, and other staff members of the corporation had allegedly misused funds. The accused allegedly created a list of fake beneficiaries under the scheme, took their signatures on RTGS forms and transferred Rs 5 lakh/Rs10 lakh each to their bank accounts.