Overview

• Chandigarh Police amended FIR No. 156 to invoke Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act, a life-term provision, replacing the earlier milder section, the SIT chief confirmed.
• Haryana transferred Rohtak SP Narendra Bijraniya and appointed Surinder Singh Bhoria to the post as administrative changes continued around the probe.
• A six-member SIT led by IG Pushpendra Kumar is investigating and has sought records of a related Rohtak case from the Urban Estate police station.
• Y. Puran Kumar’s body remains in PGIMER’s mortuary after a disputed shift from a government hospital, with police stating no autopsy will proceed without the family’s consent.
• A Dalit mahapanchayat demanded the DGP’s removal within 48 hours and broader action, while Congress leaders announced candle marches and issued letters backing the family’s call for accountability.