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Introduction The abetment of suicide case registered by the Rohtak police following the death of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sandeep Lathar has raised serious questions regarding the legal sustainability of the FIR, particularly against deceased Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar’s wife Amneet P. Kumar , an IAS officer, and her brother, Amit Rattan , an AAP MLA. The FIR also names two police personnel, Sushil Kumar and Sunil Kumar. Legal experts argue that the allegations, as recorded, may not satisfy the essential legal requirements for establishing abetment of suicide. Background of the Case The FIR was registered on October 15 based on a complaint by ASI Lathar’s wife, who alleged that administrative and political pressure exerted by Amneet P. Kumar and her brother contributed to her husband’s suicide on October 14 . These developments unfolded shortly after IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar himself died by suicide on October 7 , leading to intense scrutiny of internal departmenta...

Background of the Case The Karnataka High Court has directed the Bengaluru Police not to harass Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and other company officials in connection with a case registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for abetment to suicide . The order came in response to a petition filed by Aggarwal , Ola Electric , and Subrat Kumar Dash , head of Vehicle Homologation, challenging the FIR filed against them after the death of a 38-year-old Ola Electric engineer , who allegedly died by suicide on September 28, 2025 . The High Court bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz , in an order passed on October 17 , restrained the police from taking coercive action or harassing the petitioners “under the guise of investigation.” Facts of the Case The deceased, who worked as a Homologation Engineer at Ola Electric since 2022, allegedly consumed poison at his Bengaluru residence. After his death, his family discovered a 28-page handwritten note accusing senior company offi...