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SIT Formed in ASI Lathar Death as FIR Stays Sealed, Bullet Core Missing

Chandigarh police are recording testimonies to trace the sequence that led to IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar’s death.

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.