Daijiworld Media Network-Bengaluru (RJP)

Bengaluru, May 30: As per latest information, a new disclosure in the mysterious death of Karnataka IAS officer Anurag Tiwari, who was found dead in Lucknow near a guest house recently, has landed the Uttar Pradesh (UP) police in trouble.

The disclosure says that a passer-by had informed the police by calling ‘Dial 100’ at 05. 23 am in the morning to tell that a body was lying on the road near the Meerabai Guest House.

But the police had claimed so far that they had received information about the body at 06.10 pm. The gap of 47 minutes is a matter of serious debate now.

Anurag Tiwari

The police have not so far revealed the identity of the caller. It is said that he was on his way home after his night duty in a company.

3 police personnel attached to 'Dial 100' facility have been suspended on charges of laxity after the new disclosure of early call was made.

The family members of Anurag Tiwari said that Tiwari could have been saved if the police had acted in time. Though Tiwari was rushed to the hospital, he was declared brought dead.

Tiwari, who was commissioner, food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department in Bengaluru, was to expose a scam, some people had claimed including a retired IAS office from Karnataka and some family members of Tiwari.

Tiwari’s post-mortem report remains inconclusive. Doctors have preserved his viscera and heart for further forensic examination to ascertain the cause of death.

The death of the IAS officer also triggered a political storm in UP and Karnataka both.