C J Roy, founder and chairman of real estate firm Confident Group, shot himself dead on Friday afternoon, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said. Prima facie, it appears that the Confident Group chairperson and founder, C J Roy, shot himself dead. At a real estate exhibition a few years ago, he announced that he would gift flats to winners from underprivileged backgrounds, sources added. Under Roy's leadership, the Confident Group emerged as one of the leading real estate developers in Kerala and Bengaluru. The death of Roy has sent shockwaves through the real estate community and among thousands of customers of the Confident Group.

Source: The Telegraph January 30, 2026 17:40 UTC