Lucknow, Sep 17: Though the death of Karnataka cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari, who was found dead on the road in the state capital in this May, continues to remain a mystery, the actual cause of his death may soon be known.
The forensic science laboratory, which had examined the viscera of the IAS officer, has submitted its report to the CBI, which was probing the matter.
According to the police sources, the viscera report is now with the CBI. ''The envelope containing the viscera report will be opened before the panel of the doctors, which had conducted the postmortem examination of Tiwari's body,'' said a senior official here.
Police sources said that the viscera report might reveal the actual cause of Tiwari's death and may also give a new direction to the ongoing probe into the matter.
Tiwari, who was Commissioner of Food and Civil supplies and consumer affairs department in Karnataka, was found dead in May this year. His body was found lying on the side of the road a few metres away from the government Guest House on Meera Bai Marg on May 17.
Tiwari’s postmortem report was inconclusive and the doctors had preserved his viscera and heart for further forensic examination to ascertain the cause of death.
Various theories made round after Tiwari's death. While the family members alleged that he had fallen victim to a conspiracy hatched by his superiors, who risked being exposed by Tiwari, the police said that ''drug overdose'' could also be a cause of death.
The CBI, which formally launched its investigation into Tiwari's mysterious death in June and visited Bangalore and quizzed the officer's superiors. It also visited Tiwari's native place in Baharaich town and met his friends. There, however, was no progress in the matter.
The death of the IAS officer had also triggered a political storm in UP with BJP and Congress getting engaged in sharp exchange of words.
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