Overview

• Uttarakhand DGP Deepam Seth said a Deputy SP–led SIT will examine CCTV, call records, electronic data, witness statements, and conduct a technical evaluation of the car.
• Police cited the postmortem finding of internal chest and abdominal injuries with no external assault marks, describing the pattern as consistent with an accident.
• Singh went missing on September 18; his damaged vehicle was found on the Bhagirathi riverbank on September 20 and his body was recovered on September 28 at the Joshiyara barrage in Uttarkashi.
• Based on the family’s complaint, police registered an abduction FIR, and the SIT will also probe reported threatening calls to the journalist.
• Rahul Gandhi and press-safety advocates called for an immediate, transparent investigation, while Singh’s pregnant wife pleaded for justice.