A Bengaluru police officer died in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh while investigating a cyber crime

KB Ravi, the deceased, was posted at the CEN Police Station, South East, Bengaluru. | Photo credit: Special arrangement

A cyber crime investigator from Karnataka, who was in Madhya Pradesh as part of an investigation, lost his life in a bus accident in Rajgarh district on Friday morning, police sources said. His colleagues were also injured in the accident.

The deceased, KB Ravi, was represented at the Southeast CEN police station in Bengaluru. Ravi and his team traveled to Madhya Pradesh to search for a clue in a cyber crime case.

According to police sources, the team was traveling in a local bus from Bhopal to Indore. While the bus was in Rajgarh district, the vehicle lost control and fell into a ravine near the Bhopal bypass. Ravi was thrown from the bus by the impact. According to the police, he succumbed to his injuries.

Two other police officers from the same police station suffered multiple injuries, but their lives are out of danger. The Bhopal police handed over the body to the Bengaluru city police, who brought it to Bengaluru on Friday evening. MA Saleem, Director General of Police, and other senior officers received the body at the HAL airport and subsequently took it to the hall at the City Armed Reserve in Adugodi for public viewing.

Ravi was a batch officer in 2007 known for his calm personality in the department. He served in the Ashok Nagar police station before being transferred to the CEN police station in the south-east, where he handled several high-profile cases. Several inspectors posted at the city’s police stations are Ravi’s colleagues and have described him as a humble, honest and intelligent officer.

Condoling his family, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said, “I too share the grief of his family and the police department who have lost such a dedicated officer. I pray that the departed soul may rest in eternal peace and may God give his family strength to bear this grief.”

Published – 28 Aug 2026 12:53 IST