Shimla, May 23 -- Himachal Pradesh Minister Jagat Negi on Friday said the state government had taken all the necessary steps in handling the death case of HPCCL engineer Vimal Negi before the probe was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Jagat Negi, Revenue and Horticulture Minister in the Himachal Pradesh government and MLA from Kinnaur, responded to the court's decision and said, "I haven't read the order yet. Only after understanding the points raised by the High Court for handing over the case to the CBI will I be able to respond fully."

"The state government had taken every necessary step from day one. A First Information Report (FIR) was filed, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted, and a departm...