Overview
- Haryana named a three-member SIT led by DSP Dalip Singh to probe ASI Sandeep Lathar’s death and linked Rohtak cases, including FIR Nos. 319 and 305.
- FIR 305, filed on October 15 on Santosh Devi’s complaint, names IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar, MLA Amit Rattan, EASI Sushil Kumar and a Rohtak cop Sunil for abetment to suicide, with the document shown to family but not released publicly.
- At the Rohtak scene, police recovered only the bullet cover and continue to search for the missing lead core, with experts divided on its forensic significance.
- Lathar’s wife has requested a CBI investigation, alleging political and administrative pressure tied to the earlier bribery FIR against Puran Kumar’s staffer.
- Chandigarh police have recorded statements from eight policemen regarding the Rohtak FIR’s link to Puran Kumar’s suicide, as Haryana Police begin a fundraising drive for Lathar’s family.