UP recommends CBI probe into Tiwari's death, family meets CM Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday recommended a CBI probe into the death of Karnataka cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari, after his family met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here seeking a probe by the central agency into his death last week under mysterious circumstances.

Earlier in the day, the officer's family, including the brother and sister-in-law, met the Chief Minister and expressed concern over the circumstances leading to Tiwari's death.

The family members reached Lucknow from Bahraich and drove straight to the state guest house on Mirabai Marg where the 2007 batch IAS official had stayed for two days before his death, on his 35th birthday. He was there with his batchmate P.N. Singh, who is Vice Chairman of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA).

Tiwari was last seen having dinner at a prominent eatery in the state capital on Tuesday near Raj Bhawan, a day before he was found dead. There have been conflicting versions and loose ends in the police probe into Tiwari's death so far. The Special Investigating Team (SIT) formed by SSP Kumar had failed to crack the case even after the expiry of a 72-hour deadline.

Mayank Tiwari, brother of the deceased official, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention for a fair probe into the circumstances leading to the death of Anurag Tiwari.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had written to his Uttar Pradesh counterpart on Friday requesting him to ensure that the case is "thoroughly investigated by a competent team of investigators and professionals". Siddaramaiah had said that the untimely death of an upright IAS officer of Karnataka cadre has caused great anguish to the people in the state, and asked that the whole incident, including the circumstances leading to his death and cause of death, should be thoroughly investigated.