Retired High Court Judge To Probe Haryana Cop's Killing

Haryana cop killing: The commission of inquiry will be led by Justice L N Mittal, a retired judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Haryana government has notified a commission of inquiry to probe the killing of police officer Surender Singh, who was allegedly mowed down by a dumper truck in Nuh during a raid against illegal stone mining on July 19.

The commission of inquiry will be led by Justice L N Mittal, a retired judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, according to the notification issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) T V S N Prasad on Thursday.

According to the notification, the commission will look into the circumstances leading to the assault on Singh that caused his death and suggest deterrent measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents and to curb illegal mining in that area.

"The commission shall complete the inquiry and submit its report to the state government of Haryana within a period of one month from the date of publication of this notification in the official gazette or such extended period as approved by the chief minister from time to time," it said.