Overview

• Om Parkash Singh was given additional charge as state police chief after DGP Shatrujeet Kapur was sent on leave late Monday night.
• Assistant sub-inspector Sandeep Lathar was found dead in Rohtak with a note and video accusing late IPS officer Y Puran Kumar of corruption, with police saying the materials are under forensic examination.
• Chandigarh Police registered an FIR based on Puran Kumar’s multi-page final note that names senior officers and invokes SC/ST Act provisions.
• Puran Kumar’s wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, continues to withhold consent for autopsy or cremation pending action against those named, as SIT seeks access to the officer’s laptop.
• A government rally in Sonipat that was to feature the Prime Minister was put on hold, and Rahul Gandhi met the family in Chandigarh urging prompt action and arrests.