Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
The developments surrounding CJ Roy, Chairman of the Confident Group, have once again ignited nationwide outrage and sharp criticism of India’s law-and-order and investigative agencies.
Many are asking in anguish: What a disaster—what really happened, and who is responsible for his life?.
CJ Roy was a well-known entrepreneur, a public figure, and an employer who provided livelihoods to thousands. Critics argue that he was neither a fugitive nor a flight risk. In such circumstances, serious questions are being raised over why enforcement agencies—particularly the Income Tax Department and other authorities—allegedly subjected him to sustained pressure and intimidation.
Legal experts and civil rights groups contend that such actions amount to serious violations of the Constitution of India.
• (Article 14 (Right to Equality).
• Article 19 (Freedom to practice any profession or carry on any occupation) .
• Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty).
The CJ Roy case has revived haunting memories of the 2019 tragedy involving VG Siddhartha, founder of Café Coffee Day, who, in his final letter, spoke openly about unbearable pressure from tax authorities and other agencies.
His death had triggered a national debate on whether investigative agencies were operating beyond constitutional and humane limits.
Observers argue that these incidents point to a systemic failure. Agencies entrusted with protecting justice, equality, and the rule of law are increasingly accused of acting like trained wild hunting dogs—pursuing individuals relentlessly, not to ensure justice, but to break them down.
According to critics, once a person comes under scrutiny, refusal to comply with unofficial or coercive demands allegedly results in destruction of reputation, social humiliation, and prolonged legal entanglements.
In many cases, courts acquit individuals years later, but by then businesses are destroyed, families shattered, and social standing irreparably damaged. Yet, accountability for this damage remains absent.
Activists describe the agencys use *wild dog hunting statergy* , pressure applied step by step, mental agony prolonged, dignity stripped away over time.
“They do not kill immediately,” critics allege, “but prolong suffering until the individual is completely broken.”
Industry leaders warn that if this pattern continues, Indian entrepreneurs may increasingly migrate to other countries with predictable, transparent, and humane regulatory systems.
More alarmingly, they caution that unchecked institutional excesses could push business leaders toward extreme despair, including the loss of life.
There is now an urgent call for government intervention. Constitutional experts, industry bodies, and civil society groups are demanding strict oversight, clear accountability, and reform of enforcement mechanisms to ensure agencies function within constitutional boundaries.
As the CJ Roy case joins the long shadow cast by the Café Coffee Day tragedy, a clear demand is echoing across the country: upholding the Constitution must come before the unchecked exercise of power—before more lives, reputations, and livelihoods are lost.
