Bengaluru: Bengaluru Development Minister K J George has reportedly tendered his resignation to CM Siddaramaiah here on July 18, soon after the Madikeri JMFC Court ordered filing FIR against him and two IPS officers in connection to DySP Ganapathy suicide case.
Madikeri JMFC Court had ordered police to register FIR against Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, and two IPS officers – IGP Pronab Mohanty and ADGP A M Prasad in connection with DySP Ganapathy suicide case, following a private complaint filed by Nehal, son of Ganapathy on July 11 seeking direction to Kodagu police to investigate the trio for abetting his father’s suicide.

According to sources, George was asked by the Chief Minister to resign in order to maintain a clean image for the state government. Meanwhile, George said, “I have no role in DySP Ganapathy’s suicide and I am confident of getting a clean chit in the case.”

The CM has also asked IGP Pronab Mohanty and ADGP A M Prasad to go on compulsory leave and join duty after getting cleared of all charges in the case.

DySP M K Ganapathi in an interview to a news channel, hours before his death on July 7, blamed George, Mohanty and Prasad, foreseeing danger to his life.

Following this, pressure had mounted on the government from various quarters, including the opposition to sack K J George and to initiate CBI probe into the case, to which the government did not budge.