Shimla, Oct 15 (PTI) The officer investigating the suicide of a Dalit boy in Rohru sub-division of Shimla was suspended on Wednesday over alleged failure to conduct a fair probe, according to a statement.

The suspension came at the order of Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Caste Commission Chairperson Kuldeep Kumar, who visited Rohru and expressed his dissatisfaction at the way the probe has been conducted so far.

A 12-year-old boy from Limda village of Chidgaon area in Rohru allegedly ingested poison last month after he was locked inside a cowshed and subjected to casteist slurs by some women as punishment for entering their house.

According to the statement, Kumar said he will seek an explanation from the Rohru Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) on the contravention of his order that the

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