It was shocking to read about the death of IAS officer D.K. Ravi. And heartening to see that people have taken to the streets to register their protest. I wish though that they would refrain from stone pelting and setting the vehicles on fire. While anti-social elements are always on the lookout to hijack such opportunities to foment unrest, it is equally true that we Indians, as a society, somehow tend to think that peaceful protests are not strong enough.

I am puzzled though – the cops are saying that prima facie this appears to be a case of suicide as if that excludes any possibility of foul play. Even if this turns out to be a suicide, the causes could be purely personal or related to his professional life. Harassing an honest officer to the extent of driving him or her to end life is not beyond the realm of possibility in this country :(

Here’s hoping that the truth will prevail and the guilty be brought to justice.