Overview

• The CBI filed a fresh FIR in New Delhi charging abetment to suicide and common intention in Negi’s March death.
• SP Sanjeev Gandhi lodged a Letters Patent Appeal to reverse the High Court’s order that shifted the investigation from the SIT to the CBI.
• Gandhi alleges the DGP’s affidavit was “ulteriorly motivated” and warns that central agency control risks conflicts of interest.
• A tribal advocacy forum claimed state authorities delayed sharing key evidence and questioned the handling of Negi’s disappearance.
• The Sukhu government has pledged full cooperation with the CBI as Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla urged respect for central agencies’ independence.