Overview
- A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry asked Chandigarh Police to state the current stage of the investigation, including whether anyone has been named or examined, and listed the matter for November 12.
- The court indicated the plea must demonstrate specific deficiencies in the ongoing inquiry before any transfer to the CBI will be weighed, and a formal notice on the petition has not yet been issued.
- Counsel for the Chandigarh administration said a Special Investigation Team is conducting the probe, and police sought time to place details of progress on record.
- Petitioner Navneet Kumar argued there has been no tangible progress or arrests since October 7 and urged an independent investigation to ensure impartiality.
- Multiple suicide notes reportedly recovered from Kumar named senior IPS and IAS officers, including Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapur and former Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya, alleging caste-based harassment, and an FIR was registered on October 9 in Chandigarh.