D. K. Ravi
Indian civil servant (1979–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Doddakoppalu Kariyappa Ravi (10 June 1979 – 16 March 2015) was an Indian Administrative Service officer of Karnataka cadre, from the 2008 batch.[1] He first came into limelight as a deputy commissioner of the Kolar district, after launching an official crackdown against the encroachment of government lands and rampant illegal sand mining in the district.[2] Following fourteen months of service, he was transferred to Bangalore by the government of Karnataka as Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Enforcement) in October 2014. After his five months' tenure as additional commissioner which involved tax raids on major tax-evading real estate firms, he was found dead at his residence in Bangalore on 16 March 2015, under suspicious circumstances.[3][4]
D. K. Ravi IAS | |
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Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Government of Karnataka | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's Kolar district | |
In office 29 October 2014 – 16 March 2015 | |
Deputy commissioner of Kolar | |
In office 10 August 2013 – 29 October 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Dr. K. V. Trilok Chandra |
Personal details | |
Born | Doddakoppalu Kariyappa Ravi (1979-06-10)10 June 1979 Doddakoppalu, (Kunigal taluk, Karnataka, India) |
Died | 16 March 2015(2015-03-16) (aged 35) Bangalore, India |
Cause of death | Suicide |
Spouse | Kusuma Hanumantharayappa |
Alma mater | IARI, New Delhi University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore |
Occupation | Indian Civil servant (Indian administrative service officer) |