In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the death of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, a Chandigarh court has issued a directive to his wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, to file a reply regarding the identification of her late husband’s body for post-mortem examination.
According to court documents, the order was passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Raminder Kaul on October 14, in connection with FIR No. 156 dated October 9, registered under sections 108 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, along with sections 3(1)(r) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case is being investigated by Police Station Sector 11, Chandigarh.
The directive follows an application filed by the DSP and member of the Spec