Overview

• Chandigarh Police registered an FIR under BNS Section 108 read with 3(5) and SC/ST Act Section 3(1)(r) based on the officer’s final note.
• A six-member Special Investigation Team led by IGP Pushpendra Kumar has been formed to conduct a prompt, time-bound investigation.
• Reports say Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapur and Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya are among those named, with police stating the case covers everyone mentioned in the note.
• The family has withheld consent for the post-mortem and delayed last rites; the body was moved to PGIMER as police urged an autopsy and engaged on grievances.
• The National Commission for Scheduled Castes sought an action-taken report, and CM Nayab Singh Saini pledged strict action while opposition leaders met the bereaved family.