This comes in the wake of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registering a first information report (FIR) on the direction of the High Court in the death of a Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) Chief Engineer, whose family alleged harassment and abetment to suicide by seniors.
The CBI headquarters has taken this decision in view of the complexity of the Vimal Negi murder case, which has become a high-profile case in Himachal.
State Transport Authority Secretary-cum-Additional Commissioner Naresh Thakur has been given the additional charge of Director (Personnel and Finance) Power Corporation.