The National Commission for Scheduled Castes today took suo motu cognisance of the suicide of Dalit IPS officer Y Puran Kumar. It issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of Chandigarh and the DGP of Chandigarh Police, asking them to submit an action taken report within seven days.

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The Commission has decided to “investigate/inquire into the matter in pursuance of the powers conferred upon it under Article 338 of the Constitution of India.”

The report needs to include details on the names of all accused, the FIR number, date, and sections, the arrest of the accused, and the compensation amount given to the victim’s family,

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