The Chandigarh Police on Saturday invoked Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the case registered in connection with senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s death by suicide, marking the first major step in the ongoing probe. The move followed a complaint by the deceased’s wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, to the SSP on Friday morning, demanding the inclusion of stringent provisions of the SC/ST Act to the case to ensure accountability.

Yesterday, a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted under Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pushpendra Kumar to investigate the case. The SIT formation followed a detailed meeting between Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi, IAS D. Suresh and the late officer’s brother

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